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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Yo dawg, I heard you like viruses, so I put viruses on your viruses.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is like that scene in Jurassic Park when the raptors learn how to open doors but the viruses have been opening doors the whole time.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sounds more like Prometheus.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Your probably right but Ive never saw that film.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Dodged a bullet, you did.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

"Look Ma, what are the viruses doing over there?"

"That's for adults only Jimmy."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

i believe this is called a hypervirus.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are we not talking about why it's called the MindFlayer virus?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I was literally about to post that quote. The fact they call it that is hilariously ominous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Uhh... it's more like the parasitic virus is piggybacking on the mechanism the host virus uses to infect cells.

This is actually kinda terrifying.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Two viruses enter. One virus leaves.
Welcome to ThunderCell!!
(I know that's not what's really happening, just a funny thought.)