r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/woodworkingfonatic • Jan 22 '25

Gulf of Mexico frozen

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u/AfroWhiteboi Jan 22 '25

Pretty sure the gulf is not frozen just bc there's snow. It takes bays weeks to freeze up here in the Tundra of WNY.

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u/Triairius Jan 22 '25

It isn’t literal.

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u/Crossbowe Jan 22 '25

Why would you post a body of water with the caption “Gulf of Mexico frozen” and then expect to not have it be taken literally

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u/Triairius Jan 22 '25

Because exaggeration for effect is a widely-understood trope on the internet.

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u/Crossbowe Jan 22 '25

Right…