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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

True, if both the ants and I are naked and get zero prep time, the ants would probably win. But if I have a few minutes to prepare some buckets of soapy water and tuck my pants into my socks, I think I'd have a decent chance.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's becoming more and more clear is that you truly have no grasp of what 30 million ants en masse truly is. 😅🤮

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

All you've got to do is maintain a little distance from them, and I can easily outrun an ant. Step on the closest 500, take a step back. Repeat forever.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Thirty.

Million.

The ambulatory physics of that volume is firmly in the fluid dynamics territory, not a mere creepy crawly carpet. 😳

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think you need a flamethrower in the scenario...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But what if each each ant had some buckets of soapy water, pants and socks?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I still fancy my chances. I don't breathe through my skin.