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It is interesting. I figure it's just a gameplay decision. It adds a new mechanic how you must run uncontrollably and have to avoid further danger while your toosh is smoking. It just kinda adds a little humor, so I think it's better the way it is now.

One thing about Mario games... you just shouldn't think about it too hard. In the first Mario if you fell into water you died automatically. But if you went down a pipe that opened underwater, then you could swim. So something about the FALLING into the water is what kills you. And let's not forget that you can actually throw FIREBALLS underwater. Nothing in MARIO makes sense. I mean, you're a dinosaur-riding plumber trying to save a princess... who jumps on turtles... who grows when you eat magic mushrooms... while avoiding clouds that rain spiked beetles on you.