What probably happens when most people over-think mermaids:
When I other-think mermaids:
If their upper bodies are like human skin, what keeps it from deteriorating in the water like David Blaine’s body did when he was in that tank for a week?
If mermaids build houses, would they have staircases or ramps? What would the point be? They could just float up to a new room through a hole in the ceiling.
Do mermaids have a third, transparent eyelid that helps them see in the water?
Are mermaids mammals or fish? If they’re mammals, wouldn’t their tails have to be made out of a more whale-like or dolphin-looking substance? Do they have to surface to breathe, or do they have gills? Can mammals have scales?
How do mermaids reproduce? Do they lay eggs and then have their partner fertilize them? Do they live-birth tail first, like a dolphin? Are they like great white sharks, where the eggs hatch inside the mother and the babies eat the unfertilized eggs and each other until they’re ready to be birthed?
What are baby mermaids called? Babies, pups, calves, fries?
Do mermaids raise their young, or are they hatched/birthed and then on their own?
If mermaids can become human, are they annoyed at how different gravity on land feels without the buoyancy of water acting on it?
Fish apparently can’t control when they excrete or urinate (and do the latter pretty much continuously), though aquatic mammals can control it. Can mermaids? Would a mermaid turned human be incontinent?
If the mermaid turned human turns back into a mermaid when they get wet (Splash style), would they turn back on an especially humid day? Would sweat do it?
Can barnacles grow on mermaids?
How would the Starbucks mermaid’s tails move when she swims?
If mermaids existed, would they gather together and protest over-fishing by blocking boats, or would they stay hidden and just sabotage nets?
Would mermaids go to that giant garbage island in the ocean and make jewelry out of our soda can plastic rings?
Can mermaids cry? If they cry underwater, would anyone be able to tell?
I just have a lot of thoughts about mermaids.
