Fistulation Sight Gag
Did we seriously mutilate some cows just for the sake of a hilarious, hilarious pun? Because I really can't imagine what else could have inspired this distasteful biology experiment. Yeah, yeah, science, digestive systems, whatever. There is a hole in that cow. There is probably not supposed to be a hole in that cow.
For goodness' sake, do not click this link if you're about to eat dinner, or planning to pretty much eat any food ever again.
Cows With Holes - Holey Cows [Blame it on the Voices]
Will O'Wisp
Posted to WTF? on 21 March 2008
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The link was for a Cow with a Bull’s-Eye, which adds insult to injury. I’m afraid that the other transgender Angel-Cow is gonna fly backwards. Be careful pilots!
It's not a "Bull's-Eye", it's a fistulas:
"In order to perform experiments on cows, scientists have developed a way to surgically make permanent holes in their stomachs in order to study their digestive systems. The holes are called fistulas..."
What that means is that they have found a way to make a persistent and clean opening into an animals body. This could be invaluable really, because on a smaller, cleaner scale, this could aid people who need repeated internal surgery on certain areas. If nothing else, it's a huge step for future bio-mechanisms and implants.
Of course, it was really creepy to watch a cow's stomach digesting something. And then watch them reach in and take something out. I bet that's something that felt weird.
Yeah, um....why is this posted now? Did someone just find it on a slow day?
This has been going on for over 100 years. The only real recent thing about it is the plastics that they use now. My uncle was one of the first to use plastic on a fistulated cow in Utah in the early 60's.
It's totally interesting and wholly gross.
Pun intended.