Turtle Shells

I'm not inside my skin. I am my skin.

They have nerves throughout their shells and can feel even gentle touch.

Yeah? Then explain this, mister '''''''scientist'''''''

So my head is not "inside" my skull but *is* my skull? Is the brain not a part of my head?

What part of you makes you? Is it just your brain?

Anyway, I think what they're getting at is that the shell is actually their spine, not like some extra thing that grows on top of their spine.
- Most ppl think they have a skeleton inside them. But If you think of you as your brain (as many would day). Then your actually inside your skeleton.
- I get what they try to say. But it's just funny that they correct a statement with another wrong statement.
Can you put any external part of yourself inside your skull? That's the difference.
- *shows toungue and puts it back in
- I've been trying but I'm still not flexible enough to reach.
- Yeah, any time you put something in your mouth. ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
- I can, though probably only once

I feel like an annual reminder would be entirely sufficient, to be honest.

Idk I see a big cavity that would contain turtle...

That's tortoise silly billy

Turtoises are turtles ya dingbat

https://www.britannica.com/story/whats-the-difference-between-a-turtle-and-a-tortoise
- Best line from that article
  
  If tortoises are turtles, why not just call all turtlelike creatures “turtle”? Because if the animal you’re referring to is a tortoise, some wise guy is going to correct you every time.
All tortoises are turtles, umm.. pedantic Frederick?
- https://youtu.be/MCx-BahDSGg

who should i trust? Nintendo or a random person on the Internet?

Please don't tap/knock on turtle shells. It would be like someone knocking directly on your bones.

My bones are not weak, they can take it.
- Your bones are not weak but its still not a good excuse to abuse a turtle by knocking on its shell.
- Surviving and getting pissed off are totally different things that can happen at the same time...
That's really easy to do, knock on your head. There's just a thin layer of skin over the bone.

That's neat and all. But how do they retract their heads?

And feet, especially box turtles. Some species can indeed go inside their shells - while still being a part of the shell itself, of course.
Kinda looks like those vertical bones are part of a hinge joint.

They can feel touch through their shells

What about Ninja Turtles?

I want to get him out though.

That's illegal, if I were to be a dictator! Look, if were to be a Dictator of the World, there would be only one overarching Law: If Turtles decide to go out of their shells, they shall leave a little sign around that says "out for lunch" or something equally thoughtful.