Body
Turtle - Lyrics

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My heart is sad and lonely
For you I sigh, for you dear only
Why haven't you seen it
I'm all for you body and soul

I spend my days in longing
And wondering why it's me you're wronging
I tell you I mean it

I'm all for you body and soul

I can't believe it
It's hard to conceive it
That you'd turn away romance
Are you pretending
It looks like the ending
Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear

My life a wreck you're making
You know I'm yours for just the taking
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul

My life a wreck you're making

You know I'm yours for the very taking
I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Turtle's song "Body and Soul" portray a sense of longing and deep emotional attachment to a significant other. The first two lines, "My heart is sad and lonely, for you I sigh, for you dear only" reveal the singer's feelings of sadness and loneliness, conveying the idea that they yearn for the person they love. The following lines, "Why haven't you seen it? I'm all for you body and soul" indicate that despite the singer's deep love and attachment, their partner has not yet realized it.

In the second verse, the singer expresses a sense of confusion and frustration as they try to understand why their lover is not reciprocating their feelings. The lines "I spend my days in longing and wondering why it's me you're wronging" suggest that the singer is left feeling lost and betrayed by their partner. However, despite this, the singer continues to declare their love, as seen in the lines "I tell you I mean it, I'm all for you body and soul".

In the final verse, the singer conveys a willingness to do anything to prove their love, saying "I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul". Overall, the lyrics to "Body and Soul" portray a deep emotional connection between the singer and their lover, despite setbacks and difficulties that come with love.

Line by Line Meaning

My heart is sad and lonely
My emotional state is melancholic and solitary

For you I sigh, for you dear only
You are my sole desire and I yearn for you deeply

Why haven't you seen it
I'm puzzled that you haven't recognized my affection towards you

I'm all for you body and soul
My commitment to you is absolute and unconditional

I spend my days in longing
I experience an ache in my heart that persists throughout the day

And wondering why it's me you're wronging
I'm perplexed as to why you're mistreating me

I tell you I mean it
I'm sincere and serious about my feelings for you

I'm all for you body and soul
I'm completely devoted to you in every way possible

I can't believe it
It's hard for me to accept

It's hard to conceive it
It's difficult for me to imagine

That you'd turn away romance
I can't believe that you would reject a romantic relationship

Are you pretending
Is this all an act?

It looks like the ending
It appears that our relationship is coming to a conclusion

Unless I could have just one more chance to prove, dear
If you'd give me the opportunity, I could demonstrate the sincerity of my feelings for you

My life a wreck you're making
Your actions are causing chaos and turmoil in my life

You know I'm yours for just the taking
You have complete control over me and my heart

I'd gladly surrender myself to you body and soul
I'm willing to give up everything for you, including my body and my soul

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: PAUL MICHAEL BARRY, PHIL SIMPSON

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Comments from YouTube:

Obsolete Excellence

5y↑4.8K

As a kid I’ve always thought they could just walk out the shell

That one guy

5y↑190

@All Theabove its ok man I thought the same until this vid

sspinix

5y↑23

Obsolete Excellence me too!

Tris zix

5y↑107

Thanks to Mario

Maki

5y↑94

Obsolete Excellence Those damn cartoons had kids confused!

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ToraydoBull

5y↑168

I had a tortoise as a pet for more than 17 years of my life. Always wondered why it had a strange thing under its tail that seemed like it was “breathing”. Now I know. 🥴

Alex Smith

5y↑6

Hehe lucky i want a tortoise feel bad when i be gone they live longer than any humans

noon

1y↑2

@Alex Smith this is 3 years late, but I don't think tortoises get attached to humans

الصفار الصفار

1y↑4

@noon
They do. But it takes a lonnnnnng time, that's because they love do things slowly, maybe.

G. K.

48w

@noon Actually tortoises are quite intelligent. It came as a surprise to our family when we picked up a couple of them from another family. The male was named Sheldon (of course) and we would let them walk around on the floor of the house. He would be on the other side of the room and the kids would call his name and he would turn and walk over to them as they lay on the floor. In the summer they would take them outside in the backyard and the tortoises would eat various plants for a fresh meal and somehow knew not to eat the rhubarb leaves. They can move at a pretty good speed too.

El Mehdi Seddougui

3y↑93

Nice video. Note: both aerobic and anaerobic respiration use glucose as a source of energy. They just follow different pathways depending on the presence of oxygen.

Angel M

1y↑1

You have a amazigh name 😊

Deontjie

Does this works the same for land tortoises?

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Gee purrs

3y↑71

When I was a kid we left a small plastic pool outside for the winter. It has some water in it to stop it from blowing away. Mid winter I looked in it and noticed a turtle frozen in the water. We all thought it got stuck and drowned or starved or whatever. We thought it was dead. Come spring time that turtle woke up and was swimming in the pool. Blew my mind. It was literally frozen inside a gigantic ice cube for like 4 months and lived.

yuppp

1y↑6

It technically wasent for zen but lower it's metabolism like a crocodile
It was still breathing but such at a low rate that it didn't had to take fresh air along with the help of its body as the video explain they can breath with out leaving the water
You should be careful braking the ice because if you do it's body might get confused and die thinking it's already summer
I don't know that much on that last part though, I just know it can be bad

Aidan Scott

5y↑1K

I guess you can now truly call this channel science INSIDER

thezedena

chair but make it electric

Unlucky Patcher

5y↑1

You meant outsider

Isaac James

5y↑5

Badum tsss

erhembayar banzragch

5y↑2

This made made get depression ty

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YuBeace

3y↑23

Shells are definitely a great defense! But did you know even shells aren’t invulnerable to attacks? A proper dogbite can put a serious crack in a turtle’s shell. That being said, it does help having an extra layer to protect you before the dog bites into your lungs; but sometimes, it’s not that far away from actually getting there.

alan mac

1y↑1

Of course shells aren't invincible.
There's a reason lots of sharks hang around turtle nesting areas during egg laying season.

TheChattounet

@alan mac yes i remember a video of a crocodile crushing with his teeth a poor turtle while looking the video lol so when they were saying it's really powerfull i was like "well it depends..."

Slasher Master

5y↑3K

Inside a turtle is another turtle, some say there is a turtle inside of that turtle.

a bogan

5y↑17

says

Claudio Conforti

5y↑28

And I read an article which says scientists think there's another turtle inside that

AnimatedCinema

5y↑3

Your everywhere!!!!

꧁RoadJuice꧂

5y↑11

So turtles are Russian Matroska dolls....

B2onYT

OMG YOUR RIGHT! !!

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Matt

49w↑4

I feel these days we could benefit from taking the time and learn how magical the back of a turtle’s shell actually is

🥰🥰🥰

cave johnson

5y↑2.3K

i feel more sad for sea turtles now that i know where plastic straws can go in from

Rama Putra Rudiana

5y↑32

c b ok cool, but wtf

Onehand

5y↑31

r/cursedcomments

Bubu Kyove

5y↑10

c b why.... why....... so cruel *bleghhhh

WinterShock

5y↑7

c b why?

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Nikkie J.

31w

All the times I saw turtles, I never knew the other functions of their shells. I just knew that they needed them to breathe and survive.

Name

5y↑3

I’d like to see a more detailed video about the internals of turtles such as skeleton lungs digestive systems etc. Thanks!

Grasshopper's View

5y↑3

Amazing creatures, enjoyable knowledge! :)

LifeOnTheLedgerLines

5y↑7

As a turtle owner, I didn't know this about my own pets! Thanks for the insight, that was fascinating.

CruddyCircle

What you also didn't know that what he's talking about all this time was a Tortoise, not a Turtle

LifeOnTheLedgerLines

5y↑3

@CruddyCircle Tortoises are turtles, they're just a subcategory.

iamtudinh

5y↑296

This is very educational, but it doesn't point out the differences in a TURTLE shell and a TORTOISE shell. They are completely different animals.

Tofu & Kimchi

5y↑28

It’s the exact same thing except tortoises don’t breathe out of their butts

Teeglor

5y↑58

All tortoises are turtles, but not all turtles are tortoises.

Same as all newts are salamanders but not all salamanders are newts.

McToasty

5y↑6

All Testudines (the scientific order for Turtles and Tortises) use their shels in this manner

Maneul

5y↑4

@Teeglor just say a tortoise is a type of turtle

Ciaran Connell

5y↑5

Exactly, turtles are semi or fully aquatic. While tortoises are not aquatic at all.

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MVP MVP

5y↑47

Everyone always ask What's inside of a Turtle Shell, but never ask What's inside of a Turtles Heart

Alexander

5y↑5

My guess, blood.

Arete

5y↑1

@Alexander
atoms

MsRoseAfton

5y↑3

A tiny turtle :3

Mr Hadron

5y↑6

Pizza

Mr.Sandhu

Love for everyone, which is almost extinct now a days in Humans

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Misting Wolf

49w

A turtle's shell is also quite sensitive! They may be hard, but they still have feeling over the shell.

Too Lovely

5y↑443

I love how he proceeds to say "and another feature" like he's trying to sell us 2019 Turtle Prius Type S

El Kapitan - Waryote

5y↑25

Gotta keep us up to date with its quirks and features before giving it a Doug score

Margarita M.

5y↑4

Sedan Turtle

latuba247

5y↑2

If Prius is in the name I ain’t buying it

Too Lovely

latuba247 bro. It's not just a Prius. It's the God damn turtle Prius!

H

"Makes up to 100 turtlepower!"

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Reality Check

3y↑6

As a kid I used to go to the beach, actually, we used to go camping on a desert island. At night I could see the shooting stars and in the morning when swimming the coral reef was close by and I could see the starfish. I always thought the starfish were the shooting stars that fell the night before.

SirJester200

5y↑756

“You can’t take a skeleton out of a person” not with that attitude!

Libertad O Muerte

5y↑21

Predator has entered the chat

Controle Quebrado

Is that a dorkly reference?

Extreme Madness

4y↑6

Medic from Team Fortress 2.

T1Oracle

4y↑18

Mortal Kombat has entered the chat

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K Hodges

5y↑14

Oh, how I absolutely love turtles. They are cute, innocent and vulnerable...wish I could protect them all and all the other animals.

V

I really thought they had bones under the shells. I didn't think that you could take of their shells of course, but i didn't imagine they just have their shells to protect their organs

Daniel Hughes

1y↑1

Almost correct on all points. Land animals breathe through expanding and contracting their diaphragm (an involuntary muscle). Intercostals CAN be used for breathing, but the diaphragm does nearly all the work

John Smith

5y↑4

My older sister had Red-eared sliders when I was little. She decided to release them in a lake. I remember they smelled really bad, that was probably why. Looking at their life expectancy, they could actually still be alive somewhere.

Evil Emperor Zurg

They don’t just carry their homes. They carry their chemistry lab, air filter, and shield too!

Mezz

5y↑2.9K

Inside a turtle shell:

- a pull out couch
- Xbox
- 70 flat screen
- bar / mini fridge

Марлон

5y↑69

Seventy flat screens

Itz LALABOO

5y↑50

You forgot pizza..

Mezz

5y↑8

Itz LALABOO and 🍕 pizza 😘

Im Just Here To Vibe

5y↑16

Can I become a turtle? ._.

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ForThe99

Thank you for making this video, I have wondered about this for so long. now my life is complete.

twistedyogert

So basically over millions of years, a turtle's skeleton turned inside out. That probably created some odd shapes.

Sapphire Supernova

3y↑2

I found a bleached tortoise shell once while hiking in the woods. I still have it somewhere, but it was really cool and sad at the same time. You can see the vertebrae at the top of the shell. I wonder what managed to eat it.

T

For a shell to be bleached it means that at least it was older than 3 months ago.

Puudles

5y↑2

Don't you just love how turtles walk on land and tortoises swim in the sea.

Preshus Wilkins

5y↑276

3:32 " Defense against predators "
Turtle: Crawls of crocodile
Me: ...
Turtle: FEAR ME!

Nafees Fatima

3y↑2

Hahaha

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BlueberryBoi

5y↑584

So what you’re saying is that there isn’t a secret living room where you can hide with your fellow Italian gang-stars?

xAmpzie

5y↑39

Diovolo: Wha-
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Diovolo: Wha-
Diovolo: Wha-
Diovolo: Wha-
Diovolo: Wha-
Diovolo: Wha-

Ryan Le

5y↑10

Maybe you ca- Polnareff

Ryan Le

5y↑4

Nani???

Yung Priest Da Preacher

5y↑1

Onepiece?

Wazir Tahfiz

5y↑5

@Yung Priest Da Preacher BA-BAKANA

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Di Ci

5y↑1

I kinda wanted to learn more of the anatomy inside a turtle's shell but learning they use their butts to breath is fine too

Jim Vandemoter

5y↑2

Maybe you could do a show about the difference between aquatic turtles and tortoises. Tortoises are strictly land animals. I ask because I had a South American Redfoot for over thirty five years.

Battle Ultra

3y↑3

You know I learn a lot from this channel than my biology class.

H

5y↑5

Damn I’ve been living my life thinking that turtles can leave their shells

Guy Solis: Gentlemen's Edge

Turtles and tortoises are the coolest creatures. They're gentle and quiet. Fascinating video, I learned a lot..

Guy Michaely

5y↑249

"What's inside a turtle shell?"
...A turtle?

Blue Blaze

5y↑4

Guy Michaely smh some people, 😤

Blue Blaze

Derek LaFrance I don’t think you read the comment correctly.

clara jean bacay

Lol

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Mozayy

5y↑1

Why don’t they teach us this at school? Very educational.

Rax nm

5y↑1

I always wanted to see a turtle without its shell.
I guess my dream will never be realized...

Bay Street

Yeah it’s crazy af that some people truly believe this is not designed by a creator and it just magically developed over time out of nothing.

Scholar Whip

I'm surprised they didn't mention or explain why turtles can't swallow food unless they are underwater.

Paula Nicole Anne Marin

3y↑1

As a kid, I thought frogs are turtles that are tired to carry their shells.

TheRealVixe

5y↑729

Tortoise : Did u just fart?

Turtle : nah just breathing

Milk Man

5y↑6

😂

Hye Kang

4y↑3

No actually they breathe through .... ..... that organ😂

TheRealVixe

@Hye Kang oh god

Abraham : The Curious Adventurer

4y↑1

Omg............ tortoise is the one breathe with their butts not turtle

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SpeedRoid King

Turtles are truly amazing creatures👍

NYCT Enthusiast

I have alot of respect for the brave soul who had to cut open a Turtle

Meko

The turtle is way more interesting than any alien you might find in space.

David Monroy

5y↑5

I love turtles. I hope all turtle shells never break so all turtles could enjoy a long happy pain free life

epSos.de

5y↑50

Turtles like to ride on alligators to show who is boss :-)
Amazing animal with many surprises to discover. We can be happy to have them on our planet.

Internet Expert

5y↑477

What I learned today:
1) The shell is not a comfy studio apartment.
2) Turtles breathe from their ass

I must inform the schoolchildren

eridan ampora

5y↑8

Yes my child

Joseph Cardona

5y↑7

No don’t they will become depressed 9 yr olds

Jocelyn Mejos

5y↑1

Hhahah lol

Bubbx999

5y↑1

James Kyle

Our own bones have the capacity to absorb some acid to some extent too (we call it a buffer) to help keeping our blood's acidity normal. Same principle like the one in the video.

Azlorn Magus

5y↑1

I never knew turtles hibernate underwater. Do any other air breathing creatures do that?

Flex

Very interesting. This is how the Ninja Turtles survived in the sewer all those years. 🐢

Mike Floyd

And to think the turtles developed this system by themselves. Crazy.

Eldric

41w

Dont forget that turtles also has pain receptor in their shell, meaning they can feel pain on their shell

S M

5y↑385

I was thinking about turtle shells earlier today. Coincidence?

James Black

5y↑7

Thats an omen

marj Curato

5y↑36

I think not

Clash of clans base defender

5y↑7

I think not

Avarosa

5y↑8

Big brother is watching you.

Ricki Torres

same..

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Sabastian Love

Great vid. Does this qualify as a reptile-exoskeleton?

Mario1611

I always thought turtles were cool, but now I know they are butt breathing gods.

Anbu Hyuga

4y↑145

3:24 that's the cutest thing I've seen this week 😭

crryptid

3y↑4

ikr

Akman

3y↑1

It's a hugggggg

Ethen Bibslo

3y↑1

Well in reality it's pretty spooky

Rudra Jitesh More

Cute 🥰

POSTBOY

How is that cute

cBearTv

Sooooo...are you telling me that a turtle can't go from room to room in all directions inside it's shell house?! ... Well there goes my cute imaginary turtle world dreams ☹️🐢🐢

Tycoon

I always thought it was just something protecting them and their bodies were actually inside and they can just simply walk out

TrustIsEarned

5y↑465

"Did you fart???"
"No, I burped with my butt."

Rina Hezan

4y↑4

Haha

Aura Pain

4y↑3

Seems legit

Σκιά ᴛʜʏᴍøs

4y↑5

𝙔𝘼 𝘿𝙊𝙉'𝙏 𝙎𝘼𝙔???

Kpop Scenario

Lol

Grattata

5y↑1

Breathing with the butt just gave bad breath a whole new meaning.

A Kayfabe

That’s interesting. I guess I always assumed it has to be their organs in there, right? But the physical make up of turtles interests me

Josh

Interesting. I always thought it was completely empty.

Cornelius Harris

I watch turtles daily. Very fascinating creatures

Ballerz24

3y↑1

I used to think that their shell was like their home, and they can get out of it whenever they wanted to lol

Yvonne Poh

5y↑261

"Their also the only animals that can breathe with their BUTTS"

me: Why do you say butt so loud

Salamander Red

5y↑1

@Gacha Kass starts laughing like The Minions.😄
Again.

TraumaER

5y↑3

Yvonne poh AOC and Democrats breathe the same way.

13jae

To put emphasis on it because it's not everyday an animal breathes through their butts.

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Rhoad's girl 🤘

5y↑1

When I was a kid I thought the turtle's shell was just something they crawled into to sleep or hide lol . I didn't know they were attached to it .

Neal Boteros

26w

As a kid during those days, I thought inside turtle shell is like a house that there is living room, dining, t&b and tv. Haha

Mary

Fascinating! Note: both aerobic and anaerobic respiration "use glucose for energy" - it's just that anaerobic respiration doesn't use oxygen.

KELimagination

I've always been curious about this since I was a kid.

Rowana Hedley

3y↑2

2:51 this is why when the turtles come out of hibernation they're very very slow and only after basking in the sun does their body start to 'wake up'. And in that time they're at their most vulnerable to predators

Trini bago

5y↑72

Oh, waw... I was expecting something less complex... Like a fridge, a sofa, a TV maybe... not all these scientific stuff!

Tanto Dhaneswara

5y↑2

Don't forget some random frenchman too

Hope (as in Star Wars Episode IV: A New)

The lungs being at the top of their body is also why you should never leave a tortoise upside down for long as their other organs can crush their lungs x

Tori Ladybird

Wow how amazing NOW I get why my two can stay under water so long. ❤️

Freemind Family

I'm i the only one who feel being in this kind of shell all your life is like being in a cage. Very stressful 🤭

The Man

When you realize they actually need the shells to survive...

Cadence

I always thought the Tortoise's shell was not part of it's body as it was for a Turtle.

Da Faceless Nomad

5y↑1.2K

"What’s Inside A Turtle Shell". Ummm a Turtle.

Ryan Le

5y↑57

Wrong. A Room so your gangsta friends can hide from bunch of assassins sent to killed you by one dude that can sk... drugs.

eertikrux 666

4y↑5

Ryan Le oh no time jus - ipped

Teal Butterfly

4y↑2

So true

Delano Bailey

4y↑3

Ryan Le jojo reference

Josh Fernandez

4y↑1

😂

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WAT3R -

5y↑423

Actually inside the shell it holds Bruno Bucciartis crew except the key in the inside of the shell

eertikrux 666

4y↑29

That’s Polnareff too

Mr.Watermelon

4y↑5

I was looking for that

Yasser

4y↑21

I can’t believe it! A JoJo Fan is here...

mobster man

4y↑5

This dude gets it

Asteraceae

4y↑1

lol

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Hunter Cihal

For people that don't know, all tortoises are turtles but not all turtles are tortoises.

alanstrong55

Turtles live such a long life. They need that shell for protection.

Mug Maniac

1:08 "most land animals breathe by expanding and contracting their ribs..." It would have been way easier if you just mentioned that 'most land animals breath with diaphragms, but since turtles have a rigid shell they have a different way of getting their air...' and THEN you could have gone on about all the crazy and cool ways that turtles oxygenate.

Francis Michael Doblas

So this is not an info about the inside of the shell of the turtle but the amazing things the shell can do... Or maybe the respiratory system of the turtle...

Ghivi Fahmi

5y↑184

Inside a turtle? A room and a frenchman's soul

Zoui Quiñones

5y↑26

Found it.

Lily'sDong

5y↑8

Ahhh shit you beat me to it

Pedro Mendes

5y↑17

Only came here to look for this comment

The CEO of Trains

5y↑4

there it is.

Tori Ko

5y↑2

Grrd Fhm explain someone

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SuperThunderGoodGuy 🏳️‍🌈

3y↑1

I used to think turtles had their shells separate from their body lol

beef

As a child I used to think that the turtle would outgrow its shell and find a new one just like hermit crabs...

President Togekiss

I was NOT expecting that turtle to just crawl on that croc .

RandomBlake

It’s so weird how there’s no skin underneath the shell it’s just guts and organs

Yamatube

Turtles are awesome, i always try to help them if I see them in the road.

ThomerTD

5y↑22

Me in a normal conversation :
Did you know that turtles breathe through their butt?

alicia

5y↑1

I had a dream a few nights ago about my red eared slider sliding out of her shell, I was so freaked out about the shell and panicked at night over how I could put it back on. I placed it on her basking platform and IT WAS A REALLY WEIRD DREAM.... I was so relieved when I woke up!

VirgilTheMob

Got a cellular biology exam to study for, but here I am watching videos about the anatomy and physiology of turtles... Also, they forgot to specify that some turtles have furnished rooms with tv's and mini-bars inside of them.

Daniel Robbins

I always figured a turtle is what was hanging out inside a turtle shell.

peter papadimitriou

Great video I enjoyed it thanks I know that its shell won't really protect it from a major bite from a crocodile

ȠȅɱҽѕῗṡӍⱥᶉіӆѐ

I always thought they had boxers on under their shell and also have the capability of their shell knocking you off a track whilst racing in a go kart.

John Wedderburn

5y↑60

Switch from oxygen to glucose?
Seriously?
You mean they switch from using oxygen to metabolize glucose to fermenting glucose via the lactic acid pathway.

Dawnkeyy Hot

5y↑20

Jesus i was looking for this comment. I cringed when he said "oxygen for energy".

Pablo Rosada

5y↑1

It's like changing from water to H2O

Dawnkeyy Hot

5y↑16

@Pablo Rosada Not really, glucose is the fuel in both cases, the paths are different. One of the paths uses oxygen. It's like saying you switch from a 4 stroke engine to gasoline.
When it's switching from a 4 stroke to a 2 stroke engine. They both still burn gasoline, but in a different way.

Pablo Rosada

5y↑1

@Dawnkeyy Hot it's a joke , thanks for playing along.

Dawnkeyy Hot

5y↑9

If that makes you feel better

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Shadow NightZ

Here's a fun fact about turtle that you probably know

When a baby turtle is born they already have a tiny shell in them, the more they get older then the more the shell is growing, I understand why now because turtle have skeleton inside the shell. For some reason when I was a kid I thought turtle can change shells like snails XD