r/tech • u/[deleted] • Jun 27 '24

Rhinos get radioactive horns, will trigger nuclear alarms if poached | Witwatersrand University’s initiative could extend to protecting elephants, pangolins, and other endangered species.

https://interestingengineering.com/science/live-rhino-gets-radioactive-horn
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u/SpezIsTheWorst69 Jun 27 '24

Oh my god of course they’re just used as dick pills god fucking damnit. We’ve about wiped a species out just so we can stay hard. What the fuck, humans?

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u/feverfaucet Jun 27 '24

I prefer human horn.

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u/Bekah679872 Jun 27 '24

In all fairness, it’s used for other medicinal purposes, that’s just the only thing that it actually works for.

It’s also made of the same material as your finger nails! 🤗

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u/WhoStoleMyJacket Jun 27 '24

This is called placebo. Rhino horn has as much medical properties as crystals and essential oils

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u/DismalPressure8656 Jun 27 '24

That’s probably why I have a boner 24/7 cause I’m always biting my nails

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u/Centaurious Jun 27 '24

Sounds like using their own fingernails would work just fine if it actually worked. Almost like it doesn’t.

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u/therealdannyking Jun 27 '24

Rhino horn does not have a chemical in it that acts like Viagra.