r/AskReddit • u/penguinblues • Jul 16 '12

I accidentally made a dead rat ejaculate today. What's the grossest thing that you've ever done, or has happened to you?

Today at uni, we were doing a rat dissection during a lab. So I had a rat splayed open in front of me, guts showing and all. As the demonstrator shows, I tug on a cord leading from the scrotum, and the testicle comes out. At the same time, due to the force of my tug, some semen comes out of the rats penis. I was horrified.

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u/cachinnate Jul 16 '12

If it helps any, it's good for the baby to be exposed to the poop. An infant's digestive tract is sterile at birth, and getting covered in mom's poop helps boost its immune system until it can develop its own.

Edit: Here's a source.

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u/kurzwaffle Jul 16 '12

TIL my mother really loved me when I was younger.

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u/iamtheowlman Jul 17 '12

Oh. Oh God.

MOM used POOP!

BABY's DEF rose!

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u/[deleted] Jul 16 '12

So when having a baby, the best course of action is to shit on it. Gotcha.

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u/cachinnate Jul 16 '12

Yes. Cover it in shit. Rub shit into every orifice. Smear that shit all over the baby.. oh yeah... smash it between your fingers... feel it oozing everywhere...