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[–] [email protected] 114 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Every creature that had ever breathed oxygen, dies. That's a 100% mortality rate.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Every creature that hadn't breathed oxygen also dies. Can't live with it can't live without it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago

A necessary evil

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Turritopsis dohrnii would like to have a chat.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

take it out of context right now

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Damn you got me, was hoping no one mentioned the immortal jellyfishes. Though if you think about it eventually when the planet dies they'll die as well

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

They also die when they get eaten.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Anaerobes have entered the chat

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

They don't breathe oxygen and still die though

[–] [email protected] 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I breathe oxygen, I've never died

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

All current living creatures are basically a rounding error in that calculation