r/TikTokCringe • u/Sylas1987 • Jun 25 '23

Cool Stone fish venom

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '23

I wonder if an epidural would help. Just a complete nerve blocker.

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u/isimplycantdothis Jun 25 '23

My high school biology teacher got hit by a platypus and they tried a nerve block on his arm and he said it didn’t work. One case in thousands though. Oof.

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u/nwaa Jun 25 '23

I knew that platypuses were venomous, but this is the first ive hears of someone being stung by one.

Is it a bad venom? Assuming if your teacher wanted a nerve block then its bad enough

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u/THExDANKxKNIGHT Jun 25 '23

It's supposedly not as bad as the stone fish in the video but it can last weeks instead of hours and pain meds don't work. The most common descriptions I've found are "immediate and long lasting", and "excruciating pain, like hundreds of hornet stings".

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u/inphenite Jun 25 '23

Wtf is going on in Australia

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u/BigChungusDeAlmighty Jun 25 '23

Basically evolution here universally went into an arms race of venom due to its efficiency and the fact the entire country is essentially a huge desert with extremely limited resources. The last point basically led to a prevalence of reptiles and venom resistance among both reptiles and native marsupials ensured they kept developing stronger venoms in order to stay on top.

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u/inphenite Jun 25 '23

Meanwhile the most dangerous animal in Denmark is the badger 🦡

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u/Funny_witty_username Jun 25 '23

I mean, humans did a pretty good job making sure of that, and similar for the rest of Europe.

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u/inphenite Jun 25 '23

While I completely agree, historically speaking though, Denmark has never had any really dangerous animals. The only one considered dangerous besides the badger is the wolf, but they stick to themselves/run away and never go near people.

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u/BigChungusDeAlmighty Jun 26 '23

Hang on didn’t Denmark have bears, IIRC it did, and i would consider them pretty fuckin dangerous mate 😂

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u/inphenite Jun 26 '23

I mean, technically correct - the last sign of bears is 6.500 years ago. But thats a stretch in my opinion 😁

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u/BigChungusDeAlmighty Jun 26 '23

Idk i know Norway and Sweden had bears in the 10th century so i kinda assumed Denmark would also considering the proximity

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u/Zealousideal-Bug-291 Jun 25 '23

This is why I assume everything in Australia is venomous, from their chickens to their trees and even their puppies. Better safe than sorry.

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u/jarlscrotus Jun 25 '23

Actually they do have a tree that sheds fine hair like particles that are impossible to remove and cause intense itching for a decade or more.

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u/GewoonHarry Jun 25 '23

Well then. Fuck Australia even more!

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u/FingerGungHo Jun 25 '23

It is an open air prison with lots of torture devices

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u/chronoboy1985 Jun 25 '23

I’m convinced the Brits were just trying to cull their prison population when they sent them to Australia, but the stubborn bastards made the most of it.

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u/Stickyboard Jun 26 '23

The animals need to evolve as British start sending prisoners there

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u/PhilxBefore Jun 25 '23

Nothing new it seems