• SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      Animals like pigs, rodents, turtles, and some fish are known to be capable of butt-chugging oxygen when the need arises.

      I want to see “butt-chugging” in an accepted scientific article now.

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      The experiments only injected a non-oxygenated fluid into the participants rectums, just to see if it was safe to do, which it was. Next step will be to actually test how well your butt can breathe the oxyneated gel.

      Anyways, if this works athletes would be able to cheat on a whole new level. Would be awesome if you could inject it into your butt before freediving tho.

    • MinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.world
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      Huh. So I heard about that chemical that was basically supersaturated query oxygen or something, that you could put in a drowning person’s lungs to at least let them breathe while their lungs are full of fluid. Are they suggesting we boof it?

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    Baby dragonfly fart-waterskiing was not on my bingo card of things I expected to learn but here we are

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    There is no permanent connection between the gut and the rear of the body. Instead, as waste accumulates, part of the gut starts to balloon out until it touches the outer layer, or epidermis. The gut then fuses with the epidermis, forming an anal opening. Once excretion is complete, the process is reversed and the anus vanishes.

    It has a vanishing, temporary invisible anus. WTF

    In 2024 it was described to possess the ability be biological immortal by undergoing reverse development after the onset of sexual reproduction from mature lobate to early cydippid

    And it’s immortal. Man nature, you crazy

    Wikipedia

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    So if they each injure their asshole (hey, it happens 🤷‍♀️) do they fuse their butts together?

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    which means its butthole disappears when not in use

    Rocky had entered the chat

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    Here’s something I learned from practical experience - even if they reroute your guts so you shit into a bag (colostomy), as long as you have still have a rectum, you’ll still occasionally have to poop out mucus.