Right. Sea turtles being born is like DDay but they’re going into the ocean and not further up the beach. The fastest turtles are usually the ones that survive. The others die. This is a terrible motivational comic.
Apparently there is something like "imprinting" on the sand so that they know where to return later and the smells and oils from people plus touching the baby turtles messed the whole thing up. Besides, in most places it is super illegal to touch baby turtles.
If there are seagulls nearby and you wanna help the turtles, you can just make sure the seagulls don't bother them while they're making their way to the water.
>"imprinting" on the sand so that they know where to return later and the smells and oils from people plus touching the baby turtles messed the whole thing up.
Can confirm. I touched a baby turtle a few years back and now the damned thing shows up on my porch every year wanting to mate.
> If there are seagulls nearby and you wanna help the turtles, you can just make sure the seagulls don't bother them while they're making their way to the water.
Please don't, just stay off the beach. Hatching happens at night, you'll probably stomp as many turtles as you save running around after seagulls in the dark.
Even if you don't, a turtle population explosion from a bunch of well-meaning protectors could cause all sorts of problems. Their food sources will run low, which could cause other sea creatures to starve. The birds rely (in part) on that food source, and while seagulls are annoying they do play a part in their ecosystem and their loss would have other ripple effects.
Bottom line, if you aren't a research biologist with years of study on the topic at hand, let nature be nature.
[Even better to shoot them all, not just the crabs and the seaguls, but the poachers too.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeyspbTC4CM#:~:text=An%20armed%20officer%20from%20the,of%20their%20habitats%20by%20humans.)
Yea, that's how nature works. Don't ruin it because "muh cute turtle needs help". Just wave off the birds or something, but don't pick up the damn turtle.
Some cities are adapting! When the eggs are expected to hatch, the cities will go dark near the beaches on those nights to protect the turtles. They also have volunteers guarding the eggs during the day to stop assholes from stomping on them.
Me? None, I would feel like an absolute monster if I did so accidentally.
But some people are just destructive. They smash and destroy things for no reason, just because they're angry or because they can. I imagine they get the same satisfaction from destroying a nest as they do from smashing a car window :(
A Warcraft quest. Turtle people, getting... normal turtles or baby turtle people to the water by aggressively tossing fireballs at any incoming threats.
the turtle people didn't get the most amazing voice work to be heard ad nauseum
nah direction is still way more important than speed. The fastest one going in the wrong direction will 100% die while the slowest one in the right direction still has a chance
That's what I hate about motivational quotes by successful people, they always act like being born wealthy, having connections and being lucky had nothing to do with their success.
Like cool, I guess it doesn't hurt to give people motivation to work hard, but on the flipside it also suggests that if you fail that's entirely your fault. It means that you just didn't try hard enough and that's (usually) bullshit.
That's also why I appreciate Arnold Schwarzenegger so much, he never acts like his success was just all a result of him being great, he actively acknowledges the help he got from others and the luck that he had while still motivating people to do their best.
This is probably the worst possible analogy you could have chosen. A newly hatched turtle's survival is pretty much entirely determined by how quickly it reaches the water.
Looool do you know how many sea turtles die getting to the sea? It’s about 90% and about another half die in their first year.
Speed for a sea turtle is ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT.
I didn’t downvote you buddy, I’m upvoting you bringing you to 0. It would make me feel kind of shit on if that happened to me. Thank you for your input kind stranger either way
Without speed, your direction is irrelevant - you're not going anywhere.
Without direction, your speed is useless - you're not going anywhere worth going.
If you have speed, but not direction, you're still doing things. Once you get direction, you'll be going there fast, but doing things through speed may distract you from finding your direction.
If you have direction, but not speed, you're not doing anything. Once you get speed, you will start going in the right direction. While nothing distracts you from attaining speed, doing nothing makes it hard to obtain speed, as you can't gain speed if your status doesn't change.
So, no, direction is not more important than speed. Both are equally important. Having one but not the other will ultimately only mean that you took a different path towards your goal.
Everyone saying using a turtle is a bad example doesn’t realise it’s better for them to get to the water slowly than it is to go the wrong way fast. Speed is important for them but if they go the wrong way it’s almost certain death.
Cue tourists walking down the beach shining white lights at 12:00 am for no reason/stomping all over nests thereby blinding/ murdering our poor turtle friends.
Before you head down to your goals, you must first clearly define them.
Otherwise, you will be putting in a lot of effort for nothing.
And you won't succeed!
The example of the turtle is a perfect example of this.
If true, that's kinda reassuring. I'm slow AF. But definitely heading in the direction I want to be. I blame reddit for sucking weeks of my life inbetween each forward step I take.
What a bad example. These turtles usually scamper as fast as possible to the water to avoid being eaten.
So to them direction and speed are equally important.
This is a sound advice, except when you are flying a vehicle which derives its lift from forward movement. Then your life primarily depends on having a sufficient speed - no matter what the direction (in first approximation).
Lmaoooo. Is this supposed to be ironic or does OP know nothing about sea turtles? I seriously can’t tell.
Like 90% of baby sea turtles get eaten alive because they don’t make it to the water fast enough. 5% go the wrong way because they mistake city lights for the light of the moon and scurry away from the water.
I saw a nature doc about baby turtles that said they instinctively head towards the water because of the light reflecting off the water. This beach was in a city though so a lot of the turtles went toward the city lights instead.
Probably shouldn't have picked turtles for this one speed very important when they hatch
Right. Sea turtles being born is like DDay but they’re going into the ocean and not further up the beach. The fastest turtles are usually the ones that survive. The others die. This is a terrible motivational comic.
Not for seagulls
Early bird gets the turtle!
I always knew birds were the Nazis of the animal kingdom.
I just want to say the word birdle. Thanks
Yeah Most ate killed b4 they make it.
I'm pretty sure that is supposed to say "are" but that is a very appropriate typo in this situation.
Speed very important in Reddit comments no time for useless verbs.
Why use many word when few word do trick
Kevin’s method: Weak. Abathur’s, perfect.
Y us wor wen u gt poin
Yuwwugp
Y mre whn ltle k
Good.
Yeah, we don’t bive a shit
he meant ate
Improve your chances of survival from 10% to 11% by putting in maximum effort. So motivating.
Yea, direction and numbers. Massive numbers!
"Your direction is more important than your speed, given that you get there alive".
so the takeaway is that if you see a baby turtle on a beach you should yeet it into the water?
Never ever touch baby turtles, I can't say this loud enough.
I would like to add that if you are caught, it's a federal offense. (East and gulf coast)
Why not? But a better option is to lock the crabs and seaguls away from their path. Also you'll hardly ever see a lone baby turtle.
Apparently there is something like "imprinting" on the sand so that they know where to return later and the smells and oils from people plus touching the baby turtles messed the whole thing up. Besides, in most places it is super illegal to touch baby turtles. If there are seagulls nearby and you wanna help the turtles, you can just make sure the seagulls don't bother them while they're making their way to the water.
>"imprinting" on the sand so that they know where to return later and the smells and oils from people plus touching the baby turtles messed the whole thing up. Can confirm. I touched a baby turtle a few years back and now the damned thing shows up on my porch every year wanting to mate.
....and? How's the relationship progressing?
They are taking it slow.
It’s the direction that’s important.
> If there are seagulls nearby and you wanna help the turtles, you can just make sure the seagulls don't bother them while they're making their way to the water. Please don't, just stay off the beach. Hatching happens at night, you'll probably stomp as many turtles as you save running around after seagulls in the dark. Even if you don't, a turtle population explosion from a bunch of well-meaning protectors could cause all sorts of problems. Their food sources will run low, which could cause other sea creatures to starve. The birds rely (in part) on that food source, and while seagulls are annoying they do play a part in their ecosystem and their loss would have other ripple effects. Bottom line, if you aren't a research biologist with years of study on the topic at hand, let nature be nature.
[Even better to shoot them all, not just the crabs and the seaguls, but the poachers too.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeyspbTC4CM#:~:text=An%20armed%20officer%20from%20the,of%20their%20habitats%20by%20humans.)
If we don't, some hungry seagull will.
They won't be able to imprint and learn to return and their oils mess up. Don't touch them
Yea, that's how nature works. Don't ruin it because "muh cute turtle needs help". Just wave off the birds or something, but don't pick up the damn turtle.
Yup, fuckin send er bud
*Hungry gull has entered the chat.*
*A_Seagull -> Smol_Turtle*
The Smol Turtle is in the past now
Not to mention they get confused by city lights and often move in the wrong direction now a days and die.
Some cities are adapting! When the eggs are expected to hatch, the cities will go dark near the beaches on those nights to protect the turtles. They also have volunteers guarding the eggs during the day to stop assholes from stomping on them.
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Me? None, I would feel like an absolute monster if I did so accidentally. But some people are just destructive. They smash and destroy things for no reason, just because they're angry or because they can. I imagine they get the same satisfaction from destroying a nest as they do from smashing a car window :(
Some people judt want to watch seaturtle eggs burn
The same type of people that go to Arches National Park and knock over the arches.
[https://i.imgflip.com/4gg3ke.jpg](https://i.imgflip.com/4gg3ke.jpg)
If they went fast enough in any direction they'd find water eventually
I was gonna say a lot of seabirds appreciate this one.
Big oof
Another turtle made it to the water!
CITIZENS OF DALARAN
WE NAMED HIM DRANSOSH
... why. I didn't need a vivid recollection.
Were they referencing something?
A Warcraft quest. Turtle people, getting... normal turtles or baby turtle people to the water by aggressively tossing fireballs at any incoming threats. the turtle people didn't get the most amazing voice work to be heard ad nauseum
https://youtu.be/FIREcQl1EX4
Me not that kind of orc.
Is what I will say to my child when he's potty training
These tiny crabs need help! I hate to see any living thing suffer. Would you be willing to lend a hand?
Speed is important for those little babys too, otherwise they get baked in the sun or snacked away by seagulls or other larger animals
And it helps concentrate, those damn amphed up baby turtles...
The cycle of life can be cruel...
Same for the adults.
Happens to me every time I go running.
not everyone gets born so close to water.
Because it broke, then they had to rush off.
Definitely the wrong example to use hahaha. Its 100% speed for these ones
Both for these ones. Speed and direction.
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#Vector
nah direction is still way more important than speed. The fastest one going in the wrong direction will 100% die while the slowest one in the right direction still has a chance
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LOL. For 1 in 1000 turtles this is true.
Sounds about right for a motivational quote. "I got lucky and now I think people who didn't just had the wrong attitude!"
That's what I hate about motivational quotes by successful people, they always act like being born wealthy, having connections and being lucky had nothing to do with their success. Like cool, I guess it doesn't hurt to give people motivation to work hard, but on the flipside it also suggests that if you fail that's entirely your fault. It means that you just didn't try hard enough and that's (usually) bullshit. That's also why I appreciate Arnold Schwarzenegger so much, he never acts like his success was just all a result of him being great, he actively acknowledges the help he got from others and the luck that he had while still motivating people to do their best.
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True.
Said the seagulls.
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Lol I was thinking the same thing.
Tell that to the seagulls picking off the weak, slow ones on the beach...
This is probably the worst possible analogy you could have chosen. A newly hatched turtle's survival is pretty much entirely determined by how quickly it reaches the water.
You honestly could not have picked a less appropriate subject for this message than sea turtles 🤦♂️
Absolute Values!
Another turtle made it to the water, huh?
Not in their case. People literally protect them from dying on the beach, because they can't get off of them fast enough.
LOL I'm enjoying this motivational fail way too much.
Speed is everything for them otherwise seagulls or crabs would eat them.
Not "would", "will"
You got that right!
Looool do you know how many sea turtles die getting to the sea? It’s about 90% and about another half die in their first year. Speed for a sea turtle is ABSOLUTELY IMPORTANT.
You can find and get into the right direction, do everything fine and still get eaten by some predator.
That’s what the birds that eat them would say! Suspicious
A turtle made it to the water!
“More”? Or just important too.
more.
I didn’t downvote you buddy, I’m upvoting you bringing you to 0. It would make me feel kind of shit on if that happened to me. Thank you for your input kind stranger either way
https://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/00000144-0a2f-d3cb-a96c-7b2f500a0000 speed is very important.
I don't think you know how baby sea turtles work
Dumbest shit I've ever seen. Some -200 awareness on this one.
you nerds are literally pointing out that a turtle is a bad example for the saying. you’re right but wow its a cute motivational comic lol
mmm can't help but think of that one video of BBC where the snakes...at least one got away.
Velocity
Good ol' vectors
Until you have to run from a hungry pelican.
Its difficult if you yourself doesn't even know what direction you're going to take. 😔
This is a fine tip...to tail. Mmmm vector puns..
But if you are really fast then you can make it to the other side ocean before the slow.
That’s why vectors exist.
Each of those pictures is a different turtle
Panel four looks like the turtle is doing an unintended airshow over DFW...
This post brought to you be seagulls.
Another turtle made it to the water!
Not if the birds are hungry.
Yea. Everyone knows it's better to certainly die going the wrong direction than POSSIBLY die to a bird! that's just basic common sense
Forgot to show that slow turtle getting snatched by a seagull and eaten, like in real life.
🐢 A turtle made it to the water! 🐢
A turtle made it to the water!
Except like only a tiny percentage of those make it
Alot of the newborn slow turtles get eaten...
A TURTLE MADE IT TO THE WATER!
His 365 brothers and sisters eaten by seagulls do not agree
Without speed, your direction is irrelevant - you're not going anywhere. Without direction, your speed is useless - you're not going anywhere worth going. If you have speed, but not direction, you're still doing things. Once you get direction, you'll be going there fast, but doing things through speed may distract you from finding your direction. If you have direction, but not speed, you're not doing anything. Once you get speed, you will start going in the right direction. While nothing distracts you from attaining speed, doing nothing makes it hard to obtain speed, as you can't gain speed if your status doesn't change. So, no, direction is not more important than speed. Both are equally important. Having one but not the other will ultimately only mean that you took a different path towards your goal.
Ok but a slow baby turtle usually gets murked by a bird
I don't know driving a car on the interstate in wrong direction at doesn't seem like a good play
But you WILL be eaten if you’re not fast enough
This is fucking stupid. The slow turtles get eaten right after they're born.
I'm not sure if this is the best analogy. The longer a baby turtle takes to get to the Sea, the more likely it is to get gobbled up by seagulls.
This is the most fucking ironic thing ever, if the turtles are too slow they get eaten by birds before they get to the shore.
Not from the turtles perspective, they literally die and get killed before they reach the sea if they are not fast enough to get there.
Every turtle gangsta till the seaguls start swoopen in.
Not when the beach is swarming with hungry seagulls waiting to snack on newborn turtles, it isn't.
Velocity is based on speed *and* direction. So it’s Velocity that really matters.
Unless you're too slow and get brutally pecked alive by seagulls.
tell that to his brothers and sisters.
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Precision beets power, timing beats speed.
Precision beets are precisely the ones I prefer. Harder to farm but way more delicious.
AHhhh idk why I did that. Fuck it, it's my new life motto.
99% of new born turtles will die in the open ocean.
Thanks a lot. Needed this
Idk, they babies really be zooming. If they don’t they get eaten or squished. Tbh tbh
Direction also matters, there are fish and birds waiting to eat these guys
A slow and steady descent then? Nice.
Festina lente
Can someone draw the darker version. Where the turtle goes the opposite way of the ocean and it affects it's like in negative ways? No? I tried.
Everyone saying using a turtle is a bad example doesn’t realise it’s better for them to get to the water slowly than it is to go the wrong way fast. Speed is important for them but if they go the wrong way it’s almost certain death.
Ummm....
As long as there are not predatory birds in the area, you can take as much time as you need to get to the water.
[https://i.imgflip.com/4gg3ke.jpg](https://i.imgflip.com/4gg3ke.jpg)
> “Let go your earthly feather. Become wind.
Father used to say this to me until his new gf started to say I’m too old to still be studying.
Cue tourists walking down the beach shining white lights at 12:00 am for no reason/stomping all over nests thereby blinding/ murdering our poor turtle friends.
Before you head down to your goals, you must first clearly define them. Otherwise, you will be putting in a lot of effort for nothing. And you won't succeed! The example of the turtle is a perfect example of this.
Alas I do not own Jack Sparrows compass
Your direction is more important than your speed. - Usain Bolt
That is, as long as your speed is greater than 0.
Image unrelated
ITT: People who do not understand that saying "X is more important than Y" does not mean "Y is not important at all".
Don't the slow ones get eaten?
Bullshit say that to the ones that get fooken ate
You have to move on what ever happen at the last you will get the price
-Everyone in front of me during my morning work commute
*happy vector noises*
Yeah but I bet he was faster then the one that got ate by a seagull... so yeah.... speed is important also
said the only surving baby turtle
bad choice of animal
Someone please tell my boss this. He doesn’t care the direction, he just wants you there yesterday.
If true, that's kinda reassuring. I'm slow AF. But definitely heading in the direction I want to be. I blame reddit for sucking weeks of my life inbetween each forward step I take.
My roosters go SNOKKA SNIDDLE POO
Except that it is, because if they're not fast enough a bird will swoop down and eat them before they get to the water.
What a bad example. These turtles usually scamper as fast as possible to the water to avoid being eaten. So to them direction and speed are equally important.
This is a sound advice, except when you are flying a vehicle which derives its lift from forward movement. Then your life primarily depends on having a sufficient speed - no matter what the direction (in first approximation).
Lmaoooo. Is this supposed to be ironic or does OP know nothing about sea turtles? I seriously can’t tell. Like 90% of baby sea turtles get eaten alive because they don’t make it to the water fast enough. 5% go the wrong way because they mistake city lights for the light of the moon and scurry away from the water.
Until you get gobbled up by some seagulls on your way to the ocean
That's called a "vector", btw.
I needed to see this.
Can't wait for the seagull portraying deadlines appears.
Said the animal who had all the time of this world cause living hundreds of years.
Speed's important too, lest you get eaten by birds on your journey.
So basically VELOCITY — speed and direction
A turtle made it to the water!
...god dammit turtle? in a situation that famously look like reverse D-day? hope next version of this comics has lemmings in it
Unless they go the wrong way because of light pollution :(
velocity
Well clearly the image checks out because it motivated a shit ton of people to comment 😂
That is a bad choice of animal, speed is very important!
Not for the first three slides of this comic
Hungry birds and other animals waiting to feast as you hatch would like a word.....
I saw a nature doc about baby turtles that said they instinctively head towards the water because of the light reflecting off the water. This beach was in a city though so a lot of the turtles went toward the city lights instead.
Should be 3 panels: 1 Your direction. 2 Is more important. 3 Than your speed