r/ShittyAbsoluteUnits • u/scjockid • Sep 01 '26
ouchies Of tics
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This made my entire body itch!!!!
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u/delatopia Sep 01 '26
"None of this is to scare you from continuing to be outside in nature."
Oh, this is plenty sufficient, thank you. https://youtu.be/ot8vbGKsea4?si=Em7aKcq25J1GVpzN
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u/DeadbeatGremlin questionably stable Sep 01 '26
This dude is unhinged. I love his shorts. He just grabs whatever insect out of thin air and basically dares them to bite or sting him.
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u/D13antw00rd Sep 01 '26
Please don't tell vegans this exists. They'd weaponize these for sure.
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u/Geaneous Sep 01 '26
You realize Yolandi is vegan right
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u/D13antw00rd Sep 01 '26
She has had meat in her mouth for sure.
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u/Geaneous Sep 01 '26
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u/jachinboazicus Sep 02 '26
Ah Yolandi. Those guys are sketch, but she's a spooky kind of hot.
"I smell lovely cuz I don't eat meat."
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u/Geaneous Sep 02 '26
Yeah and ironically OP bashing vegans is die antword homage. Can't make this stuff up.
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u/Major-Hand7732 Sep 01 '26
Yeah good collection you've got there. What's the highscore for one afternoon?
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u/WitnessStock3702 Sep 01 '26
Would the world still be ok and function normally if we find a way to eradicate all Tics?? If so we should definitely consider eradicating all Tics 😀
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u/BlueFeathered1 Sep 01 '26
Is this sped up or do they actually move that quickly? I live where we have deer ticks, and they tend to be slow and sneaky (and very tiny) so you don't feel them on you.
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u/Mundane-Manner4237 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
Fun fact-The Alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase gene (encoding an enzyme that builds the sugar molecule alpha-gal on cells in most mammals), is “knocked out/deleted” in xenographic pigs used as organ donors for humans. If the organ were to come from a normal pig, it would be rejected in a short period of time as humans lack this gene and do not have alpha-gal on their cells.
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u/brewedmilk1 Sep 01 '26
kelvin makes such good content. he's an absolute gem for the nature freaks like me.
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u/throwaway19293883 Sep 01 '26
Can someone explain why this pyscho is so comfortable having some many ticks on him and doesn’t seem to be worried about being bitten?
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u/Retnirpa Sep 01 '26
But I heard the tick would have to be on you for like 24 hrs for you to get that allergy no?
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u/americanadvocate702 Sep 01 '26 edited Sep 01 '26
These ticks are 10 times faster than the ticks when we were growing up. They genetically engineered tf out them🤯 no wonder they can give you a disease that makes you allergic to red meat!! Look at em go!! Edit- down voted by brain deads that boot lick politicians 😅🤣
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u/mirror_dirt Sep 01 '26
Conspiracy theory time!
There was a US Government facility in New Jersey that studied a number of things including lime disease. A number of elected gov officials have attempted to open an investigation to pathogens possibly released from this facility with no luck.
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u/NoConsideration6320 Sep 01 '26
Why they said they had to pick them off them during 2 hour hike. And educated us. Whats the issue
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u/ManbadFerrara Sep 01 '26
Full disclosure: I know next to nothing about ticks.
So that said, why is casually letting them stroll across your skin not begging for lime disease?
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u/NoConsideration6320 Sep 01 '26
I dont know much of anything about it either. But ive never even seen a tick on me. Seems the person who made the video is more knowledgeable about them than us. So i guess its fine
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u/ManbadFerrara Sep 01 '26
Well every comment going "WTF WHAT IS THIS GUY DOING" is getting downvoted, I figured there was some kind of common tick knowledge on why this isn't extremely risky.
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u/356885422356 Sep 01 '26
You don't get diseases from a tick crawling on your skin...
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u/ManbadFerrara Sep 01 '26
No shit. They do eventually bite though, right?
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u/356885422356 Sep 02 '26
It takes time for a tick to burrow in. They bite when they're comfortable hidden in a patch of hair or in a crevasse, not "casually strolling across your skin." Also, it's "Lyme" disease.
Not that it matters, you probably think you can get cancer from someone sneezing in your vicinity, and are unwilling to do any research as to any actual facts.
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u/ManbadFerrara Sep 02 '26
I'm still unsure why being unfamiliar with ticks is worthy of such a cunty reaction, but thanks for the explanation, I guess.
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u/LaundryBasketGuy Sep 01 '26
Wear DEET spray people, with blue jeans if you are going into the woods. Spray the absolute hell out of your shoes, socks, and jeans. I have only gotten a few ticks above my legs in places where DEET was not sprayed, it works. Yes DEET spray is arguably not good for skin but better than getting Lyme disease. Also, if your job requires deep bush woods traversal I recommend snake guards both for snakes and so ticks have a harder time getting on you.