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freedomben on April 19, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Feathers are one of evolution's cleverest inventio...

What about the ocean? The ocean also "tries" to keep the temperature steady.

rexer on April 19, 2024 [–]

That one doesn’t quite work for me. A thermostat has a purpose: keep a temperature. An ocean doesn’t really have a purpose.

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