Comments on: The Terrifying Toothpick Fish http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/ A collection of legitimately fascinating information culled from the past, present, and anticipated future. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:30:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: ChiefOf10 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-26162 ChiefOf10 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 10:57:20 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-26162 I know its a natural reaction but does anyone know the reason why we tend to cringe when we read about a painful sounding experience like in the article above -even though it hasn't actually happened to us? I'm interested to learn more about it. Hmm... empathetic pain...? I know its a natural reaction but does anyone know the reason why we tend to cringe when we read about a painful sounding experience like in the article above -even though it hasn’t actually happened to us? I’m interested to learn more about it. Hmm… empathetic pain…?

]]> By: TheChinditzOfLove http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-25161 TheChinditzOfLove Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:23:04 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-25161 Electrical wire as a foreign body in a male urethra: a case report: http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2649937 Definetly NFSW. Do not, I repeat: DO NOT, for christsake click to enlarge the pics. Intelectual-Bonobo Hybrid: Best Internetmoniker ever. Electrical wire as a foreign body in a male urethra: a case report:

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=2649937

Definetly NFSW. Do not, I repeat: DO NOT, for christsake click to enlarge the pics.

Intelectual-Bonobo Hybrid: Best Internetmoniker ever.

]]> By: manuel http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-24393 manuel Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:58:46 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-24393 Holy crap this is horrible. But it will teach you not to piss in the water once and for all. Damn pigs. Holy crap this is horrible. But it will teach you not to piss in the water once and for all. Damn pigs.

]]> By: Cyber Rodent http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-24140 Cyber Rodent Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:29:55 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-24140 [quote]catra7000 said: "I'm curious, if it were a woman who peed in the water, and the fish got in her, would she need a hysterectomy???? It seems either way she might become sterile. I also squirmed in my seat as I read this article!"[/quote] It has happened, although not with quite such drastic consequences as you fear. There was a doco on television a couple of weeks ago on this little beastie (also known as the "Vampire Fish"), and there was a couple of cases where women had been "infiltrated". In these cases, the fish only made it as far as the vagina (rather than the urethra - I guess it was right next door, and offered a bigger opening), and hadn't gotten to the uterus. So other than some bleeding (and obvious discomfort), there was no serious damage (it is thicker-walled and more spacious than the urethra, so the fish's influence was contained better). Besides, the female urethra is very short (only an inch or so) before you hit the main sphincter of the bladder, so there would really be no room even for a small fish in there. [quote]catra7000 said: “I’m curious, if it were a woman who peed in the water, and the fish got in her, would she need a hysterectomy???? It seems either way she might become sterile. I also squirmed in my seat as I read this article!”[/quote]

It has happened, although not with quite such drastic consequences as you fear. There was a doco on television a couple of weeks ago on this little beastie (also known as the “Vampire Fish”), and there was a couple of cases where women had been “infiltrated”. In these cases, the fish only made it as far as the vagina (rather than the urethra – I guess it was right next door, and offered a bigger opening), and hadn’t gotten to the uterus. So other than some bleeding (and obvious discomfort), there was no serious damage (it is thicker-walled and more spacious than the urethra, so the fish’s influence was contained better). Besides, the female urethra is very short (only an inch or so) before you hit the main sphincter of the bladder, so there would really be no room even for a small fish in there.

]]> By: Rsirman http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-23644 Rsirman Sat, 03 Jan 2009 20:44:25 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-23644 I went to the Amazon, and they warned us about the fish, but it wasn't a big problem. You have to really stupid to take a piss where you know they live. But, they aren't in all locations of the Amazon, or at least they aren't a threat. It is like, when you go surfing, you take a risk of getting eaten by a shark, it probably won't happen though. With this fish, unless you are in an area where it has been reported that it lives, you have nothing to worry about. Me and my friends went skinny dipping in the Amazon river and nothing happened. But, if you go, be sure you wear your swimsuits at all times. In Brazil, men wear speedos, and in the Amazon it is for a good reason. The fish can't gnaw through the fabric because it is too small and too tight around your body. But, the Amazon is the best place in the world. Best vacation of my life. :) I went to the Amazon, and they warned us about the fish, but it wasn’t a big problem. You have to really stupid to take a piss where you know they live. But, they aren’t in all locations of the Amazon, or at least they aren’t a threat. It is like, when you go surfing, you take a risk of getting eaten by a shark, it probably won’t happen though. With this fish, unless you are in an area where it has been reported that it lives, you have nothing to worry about. Me and my friends went skinny dipping in the Amazon river and nothing happened. But, if you go, be sure you wear your swimsuits at all times. In Brazil, men wear speedos, and in the Amazon it is for a good reason. The fish can’t gnaw through the fabric because it is too small and too tight around your body. But, the Amazon is the best place in the world. Best vacation of my life. :)

]]> By: venusatpeace http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-22641 venusatpeace Sun, 31 Aug 2008 01:48:10 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-22641 *shudder* and I was gunna go pee after this one last article... Thanks a lot Alan. Now no one will go pee. *shudder*
and I was gunna go pee after this one last article…
Thanks a lot Alan.
Now no one will go pee.

]]> By: Rachelita http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-21324 Rachelita Mon, 12 May 2008 19:50:52 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-21324 That is absolutely horrible! Yikes! That is absolutely horrible! Yikes!

]]> By: bookworm 92 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-20867 bookworm 92 Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:48:51 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-20867 holy shit... when i received this artocle from a friend for a project i read the whole thing... and jotted down the info... and then sent this article to everyone on my contact list (not just the guys) and ya what would females do to get rid of one if this happened to them???????? revolting and horrifying yet soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo neat.... this article helps alot... thanks. holy shit… when i received this artocle from a friend for a project i read the whole thing… and jotted down the info… and then sent this article to everyone on my contact list (not just the guys) and ya what would females do to get rid of one if this happened to them???????? revolting and horrifying yet soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo neat…. this article helps alot… thanks.

]]> By: catra7000 http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-20464 catra7000 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 21:24:18 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-20464 I'm curious, if it were a woman who peed in the water, and the fish got in her, would she need a hysterectomy???? It seems either way she might become sterile. I also squirmed in my seat as I read this article! I’m curious, if it were a woman who peed in the water, and the fish got in her, would she need a hysterectomy???? It seems either way she might become sterile. I also squirmed in my seat as I read this article!

]]> By: Arievlis http://www.damninteresting.com/the-terrifying-toothpick-fish/#comment-20195 Arievlis Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:39:19 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=797#comment-20195 Hey Guys, I'm a Brasilian guy and was thinking about delivering a bunch of these little pests right in the Florida rivers next summer. Don't you think it's a good idea?!?!? Hey Guys, I’m a Brasilian guy and was thinking about delivering a bunch of these little pests right in the Florida rivers next summer. Don’t you think it’s a good idea?!?!?

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