Mermaid confusion

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Jarvio — 11 years ago(January 22, 2015 08:49 AM)

When the mermaid's crate of water gets dropped, they are forced to walk. But the mermaid now has 2 legs? What?

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windloy — 11 years ago(January 29, 2015 12:00 AM)

I didn't so much mind that, however then she gets her tail back later, which wasn't consistent with mermaid mythology according to The Little Mermaid

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TheChamCham — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 07:58 PM)

Apparently, you haven't seen "Splash". Enjoy !
Rescue the damsel in distress, whip the bad guy, save the world.

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persen1 — 9 years ago(October 25, 2016 06:00 PM)

Apparently, you haven't seen "Splash". Enjoy !
They also made such a story for Charmed, where you have the lovely Jaime Pressly being the Mermaid, who falls in love with a human.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0539320

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India_Ana — 10 years ago(October 10, 2015 09:19 PM)

Wet = Tail
Dry = Legs/Feet

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watcher101 — 9 years ago(July 22, 2016 10:35 PM)

The legs are meant as a way to blend in with humans, lure prey to the water, and/or get back in the water if they ever end up on land. This is more typical of modern day mermaid folklore. In any case, the legs are supposed to be temporary as mermaids can't live long on land before they'll die (much like dolphins and whales), and this was also shown in the movie.

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India_Ana — 9 years ago(July 22, 2016 10:44 PM)

Interesting. I know very little about mermaid lure.

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watcher101 — 9 years ago(July 24, 2016 11:14 AM)

Hee, hee, I went through a phase where I was somewhat obsessed with mermaid folklore.

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India_Ana — 9 years ago(July 24, 2016 05:29 PM)

I never took much of an interest in mermaids. I am into vampires. I never saw mermaids as really scary. I guess I came across the wrong stories.

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