this post was submitted on 13 Jul 2024
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Bun Alert System

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A place to alert others/be alerted of bun sightings.

The smoler the bun the better, please see this for an explanation: https://xkcd.com/1682/

RULES:

  1. Be kind to each other. Buns are cute, cuddly, and nice. Be like buns.

  2. Posts should be images of buns doing bun things. Bun things include eating, chilling, playing, hopping, and sleeping. You wouldn't want to be alerted of a capybara doing calculus through the Bun Alert System, would you? For other bun discussion, see some other communities below

  3. Images should be of living, healthy, happy buns. The Bun Alert System exists to bring smiles to bun enjoyers around the world, not sour frowns.

  4. Keep it suitable for all bun enjoyers. Nothing too freaky or NSFW.

  5. With respect to this community, moderators are the smolest buns. Please shoot us a message if you have questions or concerns!

INSPIRED BY https://xkcd.com/1871/

Other unaffiliated bun communities on the fediverse (probably not exhaustive):

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[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

This is actually a myth stemming from RAF during WW2. When asked how their pilots suddenly got so much better at night fighting, they explained that it was because they started feeding them carrots.

The truth is that those pilots, as well as rabbits and bunnies, have radar.

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

Incredible! Thank you for correcting me!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In case you didn't know, carrots are actually bad for rabbits.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

While we're sharing real-life knowledge (which you personally probably know, sharing more for the benefit of onlookers), the cultural association of bunnies with carrots exists because some Clark Gable film existed where he ate a carrot, Bugs Bunny parodied it, and now we have this association for all rabbits. Doesn't stop bunny + carrot from being a cute mental image, but I wonder if that is simply because I already associate carrots with bunnies.