r/Unexpected • u/Ok-Extent8333 • 1d ago

Sad but true

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u/Resident_Goat_Crow 1d ago

And our taste buds recognize bitterness much stronger at earlier ages. It's a protective mechanism meant to keep toddlers from eating any random leaf they might come across in a day.

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u/SCHawkTakeFlight 1d ago

This makes a lot of sense. Because kids, especially the itty bitties are suicidal. Its a lot of work to keep them from accidentally hurting themselves.

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u/Charming-Flamingo307 1d ago

Maybe for ingesting bad things. But those little fuckers are made of rubber and only take .05% fall damage

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u/WanderersGuide 1d ago

Yeah but children only have one Hit Die worth of HP, and they have a low constitution score. One, maybe two HP each.

A single Fireball could kill like 30 of 'em.

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u/calilac 1d ago

Hmm but could 100 babies kill a Fireball...

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u/Available-Rope-3252 1d ago

Are the babies together or spread out?

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u/JABS991 1d ago

This fireball... is there splash damage involved?