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2147_M t1_ivgxhdl wrote

So you’re telling me - that whoever ‘discovered’ this fact, made all sorts of sacrifices in life to study hard and get into a position where they’re accepted by the scientific community. All of that came to fruition when they stared at a pig’s butthole with a stopwatch for 30 minutes?

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imtougherthanyou t1_ivgz5oy wrote

I'm gonna like the GE contractracted engineer… the fee for placing the chalk mark is only a dollar (i.e. For holding the stopwatch) but the fee for knowing where to put the chalk mark (start/stop the watch) is $1,000. Though as I understand these fields, they would've had a lab Tech actually do the stopwatching. The Ph.D would have just run/ designed the actual tests.

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Carl_The_Sagan t1_ivinnsx wrote

Pretty sure the PhD student would be doing the observing, maybe mentoring a college student while doing so

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Mr-Korv t1_ivh4oo8 wrote

All of that came to fruition to stare at a pig’s butthole with a stopwatch for 30 minutes

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ShankThatSnitch t1_ivhfasa wrote

Yes, and probably after they masturbated it in a controlled lab setting.

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hagcel t1_ivi01zy wrote

That was either $20k or they knew an "expert" who would do it for free.

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keestie t1_ivivsft wrote

There are people who masturbate pigs for a living and they sure don't get $20K a session, lol. I used to know a guy who did it, and he got more than minimum wage but not lots. It's for artificial insemination; modern pigs have been bred so massive that natural insemination can often harm the sow, and also it's just easier to ship sperm than it is to ship a massive 700lb boar with balls bigger than your head.

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HoodieGalore t1_ivizzxc wrote

It's important to have a job that makes a difference, boys. That's why I manually masturbate caged animals for artificial insemination.

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uproareast t1_ivkwwy4 wrote

So when I microwave a hot dog and it’s expanding it’s in orgasm?

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