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[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 81 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

That would imply that 50 percent of the snapped people's biomes remained behind. All of the produce in the grocery stores would be covered in an airborne mist of E. coli, and snapped surgeons that were mid-operation would give their patients staph infections, assuming the suriviving surgery team was able to stablize and close them up before they died anyway. Neat.

Also when those snapped people returned with the half of their biomes that also got snapped, you would get a sequel to the diarrhea. Diarrhea 2: Electric Boogapoo.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 28 points 4 hours ago (4 children)

Do viruses get snapped too or na

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

Do viruses get snapped too or na

And da babies in-utero? Did the Infinity Gauntlet go by conception or 24-weeks?

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 17 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

There were zero reports I've heard from any TV, movie, or comic reference to the snap of unborn (but possibly viable) babies being left behind (by any species even) when the pregnant mother disappeared in the snap. That suggests the Infinity Gauntlet doesn't consider the unborn as a separate individual until birth.

[–] Boxscape@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 hour ago

unborn (but possibly viable) babies being left behind (by any species even) when the pregnant mother disappeared in the snap.

This scenario didn't even enter my head when I posed the question. That's some Stephen King-level imagery though—a snapped mother disappearing only for an amniotic sac to drop in her place.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 6 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Following that logic conjoined twins would either both be snapped or neither would.

[–] samus12345@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I think the Gauntlet counted any beings that either depended on another to live or supported another to live as all one unit for simplicity's sake.

[–] partial_accumen@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

And da babies in-utero? Did the Infinity Gauntlet go by conception or 24-weeks?

Now you got this idea in my head, if it would have been possible to know if the Infinity Gauntlet considered conception, couldn't a species, lets say humans, knowing "the snap" was a possible risk, create massive stores of zygotes kept on ice? Lets say 10 zygotes to every 1 living human. After the snap of "half" that would mean that instead of 50% of humans disappearing it would only have been 2.5%.

Moreover, since every other species would have lost 50% and been in chaos it would have been prime opportunity to conquer other species still in disarray.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 16 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You've opened your inbox to a scientific debate that has raged since virology began.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago
[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 22 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Finally someone asks the real question. Is there an objective definition to life that Virus may or may not fall under? Or would it depend on Thano's subjective opinion on the matter?

[–] BenReilly97@lemmy.world 4 points 2 hours ago

The scientific definition of life changes constantly, but viruses more often than not fall under "not alive."

Throughout, viruses have rarely been considered alive. More than 120 definitions of life exist today, and most require metabolism, a set of chemical reactions that produce energy. Viruses do not metabolize. They also don’t fit some other common criteria. They do not have cells. They cannot reproduce independently. Viruses are inert packages of DNA or RNA that cannot replicate without a host cell.

Source

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

technically viruses aren't alive. They just use cellular machinery to replicate and thats it.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 9 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

Eh, it's not really that cut and dry. You could debate either way with plenty of evidence, in the end it's really a limit to the semantics of language

Edit: here's a neat article that talks about it

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

Thats pretty neat "you cant kill something thats not alive". Can viruses respond to stimuli? We consider bacteria alive but viruses are debated, wheres the line? are enzymes alive? Are prions alive? cool article.