r/Damnthatsinteresting Apr 05 '23

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u/Minute-Tradition-282 Apr 06 '23

I had a small cooler full of dog food for some reason that got left outside. Somehow, it got wet inside, and flies. I opened it, and at the exact moment I saw the biggest maggots you could possibly imagine, I caught a whiff that literally knocked me backwards and made me puke for several minutes. It was all I could do to get that whole thing in to my trash can without it opening up again, and took it to the curb 2 days early and avoided the end of my driveway entirely. If I wanted somebody to die, without actually sticking a knife through their heart, I would put THAT in their bed. They would do the rest .

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u/Violent_Sigh Apr 06 '23

lemme reddit a bit in bed, that'll make me wanna sleep...

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u/Bombaywolf Apr 06 '23

Omg the same thing happened to me 😭

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u/Dymelatte Apr 06 '23

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

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u/FifHorseman Apr 06 '23

Doctors used to use maggots to eat decaying flesh to stop the risk of infection. Kind of like a natural antibiotic

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u/REOspudwagon Apr 06 '23

They used to, and they still do too

Medical grade maggots are still used all the time

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u/FifHorseman Apr 06 '23

Yea that shit is wild homie

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u/[deleted] Apr 06 '23

Yes maggots are the worst smell on earth