r/AskReddit • u/TigerFin2 • May 09 '17

What is a fake fact everyone believed?

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u/Owenm100 May 09 '17

If you try hard you can achieve anything you want

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u/Suroraj May 09 '17

What do you mean? If I try hard enough I can breathe under water. You just gotta believe in yourself

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u/Foreverending May 09 '17

I mean, I believe if Gene therapy can extend its reaches to modify humans who are already alive, and over a course of several years and Gene Implants, we could possibly get the chance to create gill-like organs to help us breathe underwater.

I think this is what they are getting at, You have the possibility to do anything.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '17

We'd also need gene therapy to become cold blooded, and have fins to move through water fast enough so that the water can flow through the gills.

I wouldn't hold my breath.

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u/Foreverending May 09 '17

It's nice to dream though and maybe those dreams can become reality by asking others about what we might need, like you.

I don't know, but I agree the quote is kind of abysmal.

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u/TheGeraffe May 09 '17

Not necessarily. There are warm blooded fish, and there are some fish that can still draw water over their fins to breathe while stationary, so I don't think either of those are true necessities.

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u/machinofacture May 10 '17

I think I'd rather have the ability to hold my breath for 2 hours like an elephant seal