Theme 1: Biomass and population comparisons
Commenters repeatedly compare the numbers, mass, or prevalence of different life forms (bacteria, whales, pandas, humans, etc.).
- “More than 2/3rds of the world's avian biomass is poultry” – ortusdux
- “Individual whales are large, but there aren’t that many individuals.” – dhosek
- “All the humans on the planet could fit in a cubic hole 1/2 mile on each side.” – niccl
Theme 2: Humorous analogies and whimsical takes
Many responses turn those comparisons into jokes or absurd imagery (panda‑express vs. pandas, slip‑n‑slide pandas, beetle‑filled deities, etc.).
- “Slippery. Now I want to give a panda a slip‑n‑slide and film it.” – komodo99
- “Famously, when asked about a god, J.B.S. Haldane allegedly said that if there is a god or gods, they must have an ‘inordinate fondness for beetles.’” – gumby
- “How does ‘There are more jiffy’s lubes than pandas in the world’ sound?” – anukin
Theme 3: Language evolution and phrase contraction
A smaller but notable thread discusses how English phrases contract over time, speculating on the future of odd constructions like “gave human written.”
- “English words like 'goodbye' are contracted from longer expressions after centuries of common use[0]. Reading your phrase 'gave human written' made me wonder how this phrase would contract if it were still in use centuries from today.” – elevation
- “It was fun and gave human written. Thanks for that!” – gkoenig
- “funny that i didn’t think about it till i read your comment. and then realized i read the entire thing. checks out.” – apsurd