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[–] 112 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Creepy. And I learned something. Reminds me of another comic strip that cracked me up. The gist:

God said to the insects "you may each pick three traits." The millipede said, "I want legs!" The centipede agreed. God nodded. "And for your second trait?" The millipede smiled brightly and said "More legs!" The centipede request the same. God asked for their final request. "More legs!" The millipede shouted smiling even brighter The centipede gave a sinister grin and growled. "Teeth."

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  • [+] -13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    You have them backwards. Centipedes are the ones with more legs

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    it's extremely obvious that you're incorrect if you simply look at the words, "centi" means "hundred" and is smaller than "milli" which means "thousand".

    centipedes look like they have a hundred legs, millipedes look like they have a thousand legs.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

    "Centipede" means 100 feet.

    "Millipede" means 1000 feet.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Pede means feet. So does the pie in piedmont.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You're right, I meant feet. Fixed!

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Phew because essentially* I was like


    * essentially in no way whatsoever

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