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[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 70 points 3 weeks ago

The children yearn for crocodile dentistry.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

what is that game about
like, how do you win

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 21 points 3 weeks ago

The other person gets bit

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 14 points 3 weeks ago

I believe, you have to take turns pushing down individual teeth. By random chance, it will close the mouth when you do that. So, you lose when you get bitten.

[-] ch00f@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

In the original, you pulled them out, but parents probably got sick of losing the teeth.

Edit: This concept is demonstrated in this historical document https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-aEpGsH0a8

[-] TheTurner@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 weeks ago

I always remembered the push down ones. That interesting they had the pull one as well.

[-] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 3 weeks ago

I thought this was a guy trying to cut a toothbrush in half.

[-] Arfman@aussie.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

What is this, The Flintstones?

[-] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 10 points 3 weeks ago

This is a live action adaptation of that one episode of Monogatari series (if you know, you know)

[-] verdare@piefed.blahaj.zone 1 points 3 weeks ago

😠

[-] Zkuld@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

But why? don't they have many sets of teeth when growing up?

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 weeks ago

I imagine, they can still get inflamed gums or similar, if something gets stuck in there...

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

they probably have a powerful immune system to deal with decaying matter, or carrion. also because they constantly replace thier teeth, caries and gum disease is less of an issue for them, as they wont get tartar or bacteria getting trapped in thier teeth.

[-] yetAnotherUser@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 3 weeks ago

Doesn't mean it's nice to have gum infections though. I can also imagine they are more of a threat to baby crocodiles.

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 3 weeks ago

they probably shed it often where it doesnt become a large problem with like mammals. also animals that tend to eat carriorn or dead animals have unique adaptations around bacterial infections.

[-] sepiroth154@feddit.nl 7 points 3 weeks ago

Exactly and crocodiles keep growing teeth so they actually did evolve a defense against the dentist…

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

they can replace them constantly, unlike mammals where we get a set amount of teeth. because thier bite forces, or ripping causes them to lose teeth quite often.