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When lightning strikes a lake why dont all the fish die?

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nighttime base potus
  11/15/25
Why doesn't it kill all the fish in the ocean? It's got more...
emerald boyish philosopher-king
  11/15/25
That’s salt water
Comical puce friendly grandma jew
  11/15/25
Yeah that should enhance the effect of the lightning.
emerald boyish philosopher-king
  11/15/25
Lightning doesn't kill all fish because the electrical curre...
aphrodisiac mewling immigrant mad-dog skullcap
  11/15/25
this is also how sharks got lazers and how electric eels wer...
cerebral violent hell background story
  11/15/25
Fresh water, sure because it's very dense. But ocean water i...
emerald boyish philosopher-king
  11/15/25
Ph wow. So youre saying the lightning only affects the surfa...
nighttime base potus
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Cerise ladyboy
  11/15/25
So if you are swimming and lighting strikes you should be ab...
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Cyan lodge giraffe
  11/16/25
Ideally you jump out of the water. But if you dont have time...
nighttime base potus
  11/16/25
How I survived 180 days of biglaw tp
Cyan lodge giraffe
  11/16/25
A dive is just a reverse jump, same kinetic energy
180 cocky native
  11/16/25
Something about this poast-moniker synergy
Cyan lodge giraffe
  11/16/25
Fish are able to absorb, store, and discharge small amounts ...
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duck-like stage preventive strike
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it's amazing how after all these years I still learn somethi...
balding striped hyena
  11/20/25
Enjoy your trash fish
racy candlestick maker
  11/15/25
niggers
Glittery Self-centered Party Of The First Part Parlor
  11/15/25
lmao at this schoolbus thread
Slate angry abode skinny woman
  11/15/25
We really like it here.
Cyan lodge giraffe
  11/16/25
They do wtf are you talking about?
Misunderstood bonkers school cafeteria
  11/15/25
Incorrect. Did you not read the thread?
vermilion knife gas station
  11/15/25
I don’t need to read the thread I’ve seen this o...
Misunderstood bonkers school cafeteria
  11/15/25
You're witnessed all the fish in a lake die after lightning ...
vermilion knife gas station
  11/15/25
Obviously I’m being a little rhetorical it hasn’...
Misunderstood bonkers school cafeteria
  11/15/25
And you weren't fudging the number of fish deaths even a lit...
vermilion knife gas station
  11/15/25
cr
Cerise ladyboy
  11/16/25
they all jump right before the lightning strikes.
Overrated Theater Stage Mediation
  11/15/25
it's not enough juice. that's like trying to power an entir...
Startled trump supporter orchestra pit
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protective fish slime
excitant legend famous landscape painting
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tp
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Cyan lodge giraffe
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arousing painfully honest church love of her life
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Cyan lodge giraffe
  11/16/25
We had a golden whose FAVORITE pastime by far was leaping in...
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Cerise ladyboy
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Cyan lodge giraffe
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https://youtu.be/C-TSvxZ40RQ?si=QsAT_JyuY5QoLmko
emerald boyish philosopher-king
  11/16/25
A lightning strike consists of one or more short duration el...
ebony nibblets
  11/16/25
Old man assuming lolyers know the Fourier
Sepia exhilarant boiling water associate
  11/16/25
For all the non engineers on the bort the Fourier transform ...
ebony nibblets
  11/16/25
Or pronounce it. This block of text would be much easier...
vermilion knife gas station
  11/16/25
Not the weirdest feature Rach's been asked
Sepia exhilarant boiling water associate
  11/16/25
damn I'll be happy if I can just remember who the President ...
duck-like stage preventive strike
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Sadly now late 70s. Hope to do 79 on New Year’s Eve pe...
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aphrodisiac mewling immigrant mad-dog skullcap
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Cyan lodge giraffe
  11/20/25
fish instinctively jump at the right time
fighting juggernaut shrine
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Because they’re not grounded. If one of their little f...
wonderful parlour halford
  11/16/25
fish have slimy skin that acts as a plasma shield
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  11/20/25
Pike can feel it coming back again
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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:14 PM
Author: nighttime base potus



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433803)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:24 PM
Author: emerald boyish philosopher-king

Why doesn't it kill all the fish in the ocean? It's got more electrolytes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433845)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:25 PM
Author: Comical puce friendly grandma jew

That’s salt water

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433849)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:25 PM
Author: emerald boyish philosopher-king

Yeah that should enhance the effect of the lightning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433850)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:27 PM
Author: aphrodisiac mewling immigrant mad-dog skullcap

Lightning doesn't kill all fish because the electrical current mainly spreads out along the water's surface, not down into the depths. Fish that are deep enough to be below the surface remain unaffected, while only those very close to the surface are at risk of being harmed. This is because water's conductivity causes the electricity to travel horizontally rather than penetrate deeply.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433856)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: cerebral violent hell background story

this is also how sharks got lazers and how electric eels were invented

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433895)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 5:35 PM
Author: emerald boyish philosopher-king

Fresh water, sure because it's very dense. But ocean water is significantly less dense, so the electrons should be able to penetrate deep

Edit I got it backwards fresh water is less dense

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49433899)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 6:24 PM
Author: nighttime base potus

Ph wow. So youre saying the lightning only affects the surface because the water makes it only affect the waters surface. Very insightful.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434056)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: Cerise ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434337)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: hairraiser tanning salon factory reset button

So if you are swimming and lighting strikes you should be able to dive and be okay?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434325)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:08 PM
Author: Cerise ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434338)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:59 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434962)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 8:01 AM
Author: nighttime base potus

Ideally you jump out of the water. But if you dont have time just dive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435091)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:34 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe

How I survived 180 days of biglaw tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435300)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:54 AM
Author: 180 cocky native

A dive is just a reverse jump, same kinetic energy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435357)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:55 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe

Something about this poast-moniker synergy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435360)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 7:35 PM
Author: vermilion knife gas station

Fish are able to absorb, store, and discharge small amounts of electricity via their electrophores.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434238)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:09 PM
Author: Cerise ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434339)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 8:04 AM
Author: duck-like stage preventive strike



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Date: November 16th, 2025 4:05 PM
Author: duck-like stage preventive strike



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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:34 AM
Author: balding striped hyena

it's amazing how after all these years I still learn something new every day on xo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49445544)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:00 PM
Author: racy candlestick maker

Enjoy your trash fish

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434320)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: Glittery Self-centered Party Of The First Part Parlor

niggers

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434324)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 8:03 PM
Author: Slate angry abode skinny woman

lmao at this schoolbus thread

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434326)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 2:00 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe

We really like it here.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434963)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:06 PM
Author: Misunderstood bonkers school cafeteria

They do wtf are you talking about?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434628)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:11 PM
Author: vermilion knife gas station

Incorrect. Did you not read the thread?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434637)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:26 PM
Author: Misunderstood bonkers school cafeteria

I don’t need to read the thread I’ve seen this on lakes a million times

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434668)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:29 PM
Author: vermilion knife gas station

You're witnessed all the fish in a lake die after lightning strikes? And witnessed the event occur a million times?

Impressive.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434676)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:32 PM
Author: Misunderstood bonkers school cafeteria

Obviously I’m being a little rhetorical it hasn’t been a million times but it’s a well known phenomenon up here. We even have a phrase for it: “Lightning Dead” lakes. It can take years to reboot and restore a lake after a major lightning strike especially if it cascades through an underwater stump system. In those interim years, the lake is a real waste land.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434692)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:41 PM
Author: vermilion knife gas station

And you weren't fudging the number of fish deaths even a little bit by including batrachians?

I think this thread demonstrates that a combination of electrical spread on the surface of the water, electrophoric activity, protective slime, and carefully timed jumps keeps the fish very much alive during lightning strikes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434718)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:30 AM
Author: Cerise ladyboy

cr

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434947)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:12 PM
Author: Overrated Theater Stage Mediation

they all jump right before the lightning strikes.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434638)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:20 PM
Author: Startled trump supporter orchestra pit

it's not enough juice. that's like trying to power an entire city with an extension cord plugged into a home wall outlet. the power dissipates in accordance with current/voltage/time/area/etc. you would need a massive jolt of power to remain strong enough to kill stuff spread throughout a large body of water.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434650)



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Date: November 15th, 2025 10:25 PM
Author: excitant legend famous landscape painting

protective fish slime

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434665)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 7:55 AM
Author: bossy amethyst indirect expression

tp

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435088)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:42 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435325)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:43 AM
Author: arousing painfully honest church love of her life



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435330)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:46 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe

9838838388374783747782737388837378383

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435340)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 10:47 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe

We had a golden whose FAVORITE pastime by far was leaping into swimming pools after tennis balls, rain or shine at any time of year, and always opted to fly through the air rather than use the steps on the way in 😹😹😹

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435341)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 11:07 AM
Author: Cerise ladyboy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435386)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 3:29 PM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435962)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:53 AM
Author: emerald boyish philosopher-king

https://youtu.be/C-TSvxZ40RQ?si=QsAT_JyuY5QoLmko

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49434960)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 11:29 AM
Author: ebony nibblets

A lightning strike consists of one or more short duration electrical pulses. The fourier transform of a lightning pulse will show that much of the energy consists of high frequency alternating current. This is why when lightning strikes you hear static on an analog a.m. radio. In a conductor alternating current tends to flow on the surface in proportion to the frequency of the current and the electrical conductivity of the conductor. This is called skin effect. Salt water is much more conductive than fresh water, so the electric field around a strike will be more intense toward the surface and will spread out radially from the strike point. In the case of a fresh water strike, the penetration below the surface will be greater and the spread more resembles a sphere than a disk. If you are floating in the water the current that will flow through you depends upon the electric field gradient across your body. In most cases the field gradient will not be enough to hurt you if you are more than 20 or so feet away. However, if you are standing, the field gradient will be relative to ground, so the lethal distance will be greater. Fish aren't usually in contact with the ground, though. However, electricity is not the only problem. Lightning generates an intense sound wave (thunder). Close in it can be deadly or at least deafening - maybe 250 db, which is like a bomb - think of a stick of dynamite going off. Underwater the concussion can be deadly to fish at a much greater distance than the electrical effect. Maybe 5-10 times greater. In addition, the lightning will flash boil water at the impact point, so if you are too close you can be cooked.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435411)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 11:45 AM
Author: Sepia exhilarant boiling water associate

Old man assuming lolyers know the Fourier

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435434)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 12:04 PM
Author: ebony nibblets

For all the non engineers on the bort the Fourier transform just converts time domain into frequency domain. Maybe that doesn't make any sense either. It's just one of those things you learn in engineering and math classes. It's tedious to calculate, so you just have a computer or instrument do it for you so it becomes a black box. It is one of the most useful tools in signal and image processing, but it's also used in many other ways.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435484)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:02 PM
Author: vermilion knife gas station

Or pronounce it.

This block of text would be much easier to read if we had LaTeX and he could just simplify it with equations.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435629)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 5:32 PM
Author: Sepia exhilarant boiling water associate

Not the weirdest feature Rach's been asked

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49436270)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 3:32 PM
Author: duck-like stage preventive strike

damn I'll be happy if I can just remember who the President is in my mid 70s

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435974)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 3:58 PM
Author: ebony nibblets

Sadly now late 70s. Hope to do 79 on New Year’s Eve per the bort tradition.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49436018)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 4:47 PM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe



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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:35 AM
Author: balding striped hyena



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Date: November 20th, 2025 9:32 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe



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Date: November 17th, 2025 7:41 PM
Author: aphrodisiac mewling immigrant mad-dog skullcap



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Date: November 20th, 2025 9:31 AM
Author: Cyan lodge giraffe



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:04 PM
Author: fighting juggernaut shrine

fish instinctively jump at the right time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435639)



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Date: November 16th, 2025 1:05 PM
Author: wonderful parlour halford

Because they’re not grounded. If one of their little fins was touching the bottom at the time then ZAP dead

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49435642)



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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:02 AM
Author: Hot Marvelous Antidepressant Drug Office

fish have slimy skin that acts as a plasma shield

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49445532)



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Date: November 20th, 2025 4:46 AM
Author: beady-eyed orange range

Pike can feel it coming back again

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5798550&forum_id=2\u0026show=today#49445553)