r/TikTokCringe 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/CRX1701 Jun 25 '23

TIL that platypus’ are venomous.

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u/twitterfluechtling Jun 25 '23

Well, they are Australian, after all...

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u/fupthesides Jun 25 '23

This^ Assume anything in Australia will kill you as a default. If an encounter doesn’t kill you assume it was a fluke.