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It was described as a tongue-in-cheek article that presented the extinct species of mermaid in a serious manner, including its biology, where it resided, and its eventual extinction due to jellyfish.
There's a dude, I love this guy. His name is Carl Bantz. Ugh.
— Episode: Selects: Mermaids: Not a real thing
Episode: Selects: Mermaids: Not a real thing
It was described as a tongue-in-cheek article that presented the extinct species of mermaid in a serious manner, including its biology, where it resided, and its eventual extinction due to jellyfish.
There's a dude, I love this guy. His name is Carl Bantz. Ugh.
He wrote an article in a legitimate journal, the journal Limnology and Oceanography. And they published it. And it is an entirely tongue-in-cheek but totally played straight account of the extinct species mermaid.
He goes so far as to say that they most likely only produced one or two offspring at a time because the females of the species had two breasts and that was it.
Like this is the thought that this guy put into this article and the fact that he writes it totally straight and like really gives it its due attention, like it wasn't that like this is going to be a great idea and just the idea itself is hilarious so I don't really have to put any effort into actual execution.
It's worth reading, go check it out. It's called Mermaids, Their Biology, Culture, and Demise. You can find the full PDF online.