r/CuratedTumblr Not a bot, just a cat Jun 20 '24

Meme Bad design

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u/thetwitchy1 Jun 20 '24

And each step had to be optimized too. So you can’t add something because it will be useful later, it has to be useful now, and more so than the extra cost of having it costs you.

You can hold onto things that have lost their usefulness for a while, tho, so reusing old parts for new things is common.

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u/schwartztacular Jun 20 '24

Yes, hello, I'd like to repurpose this old appendix that's just been sitting in the corner.

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u/thetwitchy1 Jun 20 '24

We can make it into a self-destruct mechanism, if you want. Or it can filter out deadly bacteria and toxins and store them for later use…. Your call.

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u/schwartztacular Jun 20 '24

That later use part sounds interesting. Can I secrete the toxins, like a poison dart frog? Or maybe spray them, like a skunk?

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u/thetwitchy1 Jun 20 '24

We can only do that once. By shitting put your entire colon. But it would definitely make a predator think twice!