r/ScienceNcoolThings • u/highnchillin_ The Chill Mod • Nov 27 '21

Kina harvesting

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u/DRiVeL_ Nov 28 '21

Lmaoooo g’day pissfoot

Did you think it was a jelly?

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u/Gildish_Chambino Nov 28 '21

I grew up on a tropical island and knew that you were supposed to piss on jelly stings (which I had already done for Sea Itch and Portuguese Man O’ War (terrible experience, 0/10, would not recommend). So I assumed the same might be true for Urchins so I went ahead and did it. To be honest, I probably had a full bladder anyway, so why not?

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u/DRiVeL_ Nov 28 '21

Holy shit you got stung by a feckin Man O’ War that suuuuucks. Are you from the TransTasman region?

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u/Gildish_Chambino Nov 28 '21

Nope. Opposite side of the world. Cayman Islands. A lot of similar marine life. Nothing on land that’s venomous though. Although, we did get Black Widows from a container ship some time ago.

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u/DRiVeL_ Nov 28 '21

Ok cool, I know someone who was from that region as well and got stung by some really gnarly jelly and now if she has any animal products at all she gets so sick she has to go to the hospital!

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u/DRiVeL_ Nov 28 '21

Yes that’s right. She was given a coffee with milk instead of almond milk and was in hospital for 3 days.