• Notyou@sopuli.xyz
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        4 months ago

        Wouldn’t hanging out in a walkin freezer/fridge or someplace cold freeze said water? That way the baby wouldn’t be able to break through the ice and have to wait another day to be born.

        I might be getting biology wrong.

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          4 months ago

          I believe you’re pretty spot-on. “Crowning” is when the baby emerges with the ice cap on its head (much like a crown). These lucky women are known as “ice queens.”

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    4 months ago

    Babies aren’t usually allowed to be born on this day because if they do, they age far far slower than regular people or something because of leap years. Conspiracy time.

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    4 months ago

    No need. The baby won’t remember their birth day. Just lie that they were born 28/Feb instead.

    When they’re old enough to know the truth, they’ll also immediately understand why you lied!

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      4 months ago

      In that scenario, do you round up or down on the date? I’d probably round up, since the 29th of February falls on the date that the 1st of March usually does on most years, right?

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        I’d round down, so their birth month remains the same.

        This is critically important for horology, as you cannot upset the balance of the astrological month. Such inconsistencies will inevitably lead to the deformation of your baby’s brain causing them to look like those drooling wojaks.

        /s because somebody probably actually believes that shit.

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          4 months ago

          Horology is the study of clocks. You probably meant astrology/horoscopes.

          For the sake of horoscopes either is fine - the zodiacal sign changes from Aquarius to Pisces somewhere between the 18th and the 21th, way before the end of the month. And most people don’t even know the hour that they’re born in, even if relevant for the placement of the 12 houses (including the ascendant, the start of the 1st house), and commemorating your birthday a bit before or after has zero to do with it.

          Source: I don’t believe in astrology but I made some cash in my teenage years selling horoscopes.

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            Horology is the study of clocks. You probably meant astrology/horoscopes.

            Oh yeah, lol. Pretty sure I should have known that

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        4 months ago

        I’d probably round it down. Not just to keep the same birth month (as Rodeo) said, but also to give it a “we’re commemorating it earlier!” vibe.

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      4 months ago

      leap year babies are another strong case in point why we should measure our age in days rather than years. So a leap year baby who has had 8 birthdays (technically 32 years old) has been alive on planet Earth approximately 11,680 days. See? If we keep track of our age by days, there could be no more discriminating against leap year babies.