While playing #20Q yesterday, I remembered #SeaMonkeys, the animal (though I also remember the web browser). I was having it guess a few different animals, some aquatic ones, & then I wondered if it could guess that. I misremembered what they look like, & my 20Q handheld didn't get it because I told it the wrong stuff, so we failed together. That got me to look it up.
Did you know these are actually a certain species of brine shrimp? "Sea Monkey" was just a marketing term at its inception.
I was always skeptical about so-called #SeaMonkeys, thinking that they were probably not animals in any way, but just something that would appear to move in water like an #aquatic animal.
I was correct that "Sea Monkeys" don't exist, they're #BrineShrimp, and that there was a #con involved.
The "creator" was a #whiteSupremacist who once sold invisible #goldfish...
Every #racist and #bigot is a #ConArtist; their entire #philosophy is a #scam.
#Scam #philosophy #conartist #bigot #racist #goldfish #whitesupremacist #con #brineshrimp #aquatic #seamonkeys
Interesting, water spout on the #GreatSaltLake -- watch out for falling #SeaMonkeys!! #SLC #UT
#greatsaltlake #seamonkeys #slc #ut
There was a time we were down to only two but now there are dozens of them! #SeaMonkeys
The Evolution Of Sea Monkeys https://starryai.com/app/user/lancetay/creation/248015738 #SeaMonkeys #aiart
@FilmBook #SeaMonkeys vs #Kraken #aiart #starryai #FTFY
https://starryai.com/app/user/lancetay/creation/646001852
@ #Disney #Pixar #ShowMeTheMoney #ShowMeTheMonkey #ShowMeYourFork
#seamonkeys #kraken #aiart #starryai #ftfy #showmethemonkey #disney #pixar #showmethemoney #showmeyourfork
@jacklaridian #SeaMonkeys
On order. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08Y5JCM8Q/ref=sw_img_1?smid=A1FQAYTCFYZCY3&th=1
Gather 'round children and let me tell you about how kids were once convinced that freeze-dried brine shrimp were actually good pets. This grift taught us all a valuable lesson, that you can't even trust the ads in your own comic books. ๐ค
Gather 'round children and let me tell you about how kids were once convinced that freeze-dried brine shrimp were actually good pets. This grift taught us all a valuable lesson, that you can't always trust adults. ๐ค
This past week I started a #brineshrimp tank. They nominally will serve as a food source for our main fishtank, but also as pets in their own right (in the vein of #seamonkeys). They don't show up on camera yet (they are only a few days old), but there are A LOT, and I only put a fraction of the cysts recommended for a fraction of the water. I'm excited to see how they grow up!
I still feel the disappointment like it was only yesterday ๐ณ. And hey, kids, take it from meโa hard-learned lessonโdonโt put your Sea Monkey family in a shallow glass bowl on the radiator ๐ข
#SeaMonkeys #Hucksters #TruthInAdvertising #(SpoilerAlert-TheLadySeaMonkeysDontWearLipstickAndHairBows)
#truthinadvertising #hucksters #seamonkeys