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Its a quirk of human beings that certain research topics are neglected because of their proximity to humor. Whether its the hydrodynamics of the penis, or the m
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
Its a quirk of human beings that certain research topics are neglected because of their proximity to humor. Whether its the hydrodynamics of the penis, or the musculature of the vagina, or the mechanics of excretion. Unless its funny, we reject whole areas of investigation as unworthy or repulsive.
There are so many urine tests I can't count them. But how many over-the-counter poop tests are there? Maybe one. Because, you know, its disgusting.
- krylon 6y agoSerious and funny - to me - are not mutually exclusive. The idea of wombats stacking their poop is very funny, but if I was a biologist, that would make me want to investigate the matter even more. During my Zivildienst (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zivildienst https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zivildienst), I had lots of contact with all kinds of things leaving the human digestive tract. You get used to it surprisingly quickly, as long as you have and endless supply of rubber gloves and disinfectant. OTOH, the revulsion feces inspire in most humans serves a purpose, evolution-wise, so finding a middle ground would be rather difficult.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoBut just try to get funding.