• theUwUhugger@lemmy.worlddeleted by creator
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    Well cells wouldn’t be circle shaped, but would it actually be to the detriment of life in that or other ways?

    Maybe cells could take a more pragmatic shape, like tactical dicks

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      I think that could make some life-supporting chemical reactions difficult to happen, but I’m not qualified to judge that.

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        Surface tension and reactions are manifestations of the same underlying phenomenon. I’m certain that causing a change in one would also affect the other.

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        I don’t, not that I am qualified to say so either! The larger surface area might be beneficial for osmosis!

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          Capillary action doesn’t happen without surface tension, so long stemmed woody plants are out. Iirc, mushrooms were not super common before trees and spread by decomposing them, so those are gone too