• notabot@lemm.eeEnglish
      33·
      3 days ago

      Well yes, humpback whales reach sexual maturity by around 10 years of age (some much before then it seems). A marine biologist is still practically in it’s larval form at that point.

      (Yes, yes, I know that wasn’t what you meant, but I couldn’t help myself)

    • pivot_root@lemmy.worldEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      Hmmm, let’s see:

      • Can’t even spell “can” correctly. (dumb)
      • Bad attitude towards animals. (mean spirited)
      • Paid for premium. (desperate)

      Yeah, I don’t see women lining up around the block for this catch of a human being.

  • hihi24522@lemm.eeEnglish
    42·
    3 days ago

    “Well you asked the right guy. I’m a whale biologist. Though personally I hate whales. Especially Mushu.”

    “Then why’d you become a whale biologist?”

    “I don’t know you well enough to get into that.”

  • DaddleDew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    8·
    3 days ago

    How well sound propagates through water is highly dependent on the water temperature variations over depth. There can be conditions in which sounds can be trapped between two different horizontal “layers” and travel far greater distances than 80km.

  • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
    4·
    3 days ago

    The range isn’t how far away people can see you, it’s how far away you can see other people. Even if you set your range to the minimum, you’re still shown to everyone that has a range that includes your location

    • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      Wait, really? But if the ranges dot overlap then there’s no chance of a match, right? Or am I misunderstanding how tinder works?

      • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
        3·
        2 days ago

        If someone outside of your match radius matches with you, you actually still will be shown their card, so, if you really want to game the app, you set your radius to .1 or whatever, and then only match with people outside it, because those are guaranteed matches. By doing this, you make your Like to Match ratio skyrocket, which causes Tinder’s algorithm to put you at the front of the list, and gets you even more matches

        • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.netEnglish
          2·
          2 days ago

          Oh interesting. I was told by someone once that you want to set your radius smaller which seemed counterintuitive but this explains why.

          I paired up before online dating was really a thing but I’m always curious about this strange world I never experienced.

          • Infynis@midwest.socialEnglish
            2·
            2 days ago

            I’ve been in a committed relationship for almost five years now, so all I can do is pass on my knowledge lol

  • dohpaz42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 days ago

    We’re all forgetting one important factor: quality over quantity. First of all, the whale doesn’t just sit in one place to broadcast their 80km calls. We can’t really say that about a marine biologist; who more than likely is out to sea and away from anyone else using Tinder.

    I’d bet those whales are getting more action than that marine biologist, despite having a “shorter” distance on their mating calls.

    Suck on that, you stupid marine biologist and your decade of education and training.