TheLemming

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Who let the apple marketing people in here?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Animals with pale skin and little fur are most at-risk for sunburns. A few examples are pigs, rhinos, and elephants." Source

This is why you are elephants cover their backs in mud, it acts as a sunscreen and also helps to keep them cool.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

And now I've got to be the tertiary guy and point out that if the flow rate into a reservoir is low enough, and the surface area of the lake large enough, evaporation can control the water level. See: aral sea.

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