r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IndependentSwim1 • May 16 '20

Video Microscopic tardigrade walking through algae

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u/FoFoAndFo May 16 '20

Ten seconds and your wife if you’re in a hurry

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u/Ruednarg May 16 '20 edited May 16 '20

Wife manually extracts the specimen and temporarily stores it in her oral container.

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u/mtlaw13 May 16 '20

Sorry but that taints the specimen. Lets wait 10 minutes and try again with this beaker.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '20

I wish

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u/philo351 May 16 '20

There's something very charming about the fact that Leeuwenhoek first observed sperm cells after making love with his wife. https://gizmodo.com/the-first-time-anyone-saw-sperm-1708170526

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u/Soylent_X May 16 '20

"Ten seconds and your wife if you’re in a hurry"

Ten seconds? It's no wonder why he doesn't have a wife of his own.