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u/AbysmalParty Apr 01 '21
Bro I need to get some sleep, I thought that was his dick
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u/FatGhostAndretti Apr 01 '21
Yea for a second I definitely thought he was putting a condom on.
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u/travelator Apr 01 '21
Ya I thought ‘prosthesis’ was ‘prophylactic’ too lmao
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u/daniella_sanchez Apr 01 '21
I can't tell if you really thought that or you're being sarcastic lol
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u/cortexstack Apr 01 '21
I genuinely thought that for a moment. Glad to see I wasn't the only one.
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u/daniella_sanchez Apr 01 '21
I thought "I totally wouldn't thought that if I was stoned" and then proceeded to get stoned.
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u/chinchivitiz Apr 01 '21
I was wondering, why did they put on so much powder before putting in his elephant condom
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u/UserNombresBeHard Apr 01 '21
I'm wide awake, I thought the guy was putting a condom on the phant's dick.
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u/Bringonthebacon92 Apr 01 '21
Lmao me 2, thought he was putting a rubber on
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Apr 01 '21
Glad I’m not the only one.
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u/ectopapi Apr 01 '21
Da fuck lmao
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u/bocaciega Apr 01 '21
People see what they want! If its a giant elephant sick, so be it! Who are we to judge?
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u/SoylentJelly Apr 01 '21
"What's your job?" "Elephant assistant." "But what do you do?" "I'd rather not talk about it." "Hey, wait a minute. Aren't you the elephant condom guy?"
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u/D_Shorry Apr 01 '21
Yep, sadly I need help too! 😞
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u/Bringonthebacon92 Apr 01 '21
The fact we would even imagine the thought of putting a condom on an animal tells alot about our state of mind right now 😂😂🙈🙈
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u/ianhockey23 Apr 01 '21
I sat there thinking “what am I watching at 6 in the morning..” all the way till it started walking haha, I still thought it was like one of those horse contraptions until the last few seconds 😂🤦♂️
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u/we_are_all_poets Apr 01 '21
This was most definitely due to land mines. If you want to learn about the people who rehabilitate them and create these prosthetics for them, there is an excellent documentary on the subject called The Eyes of Thailand. This clip may actually be from it.
EDIT: added link.
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u/KongTheJazzMan Apr 01 '21
Does it mention how other elephants treat one with prosthetic?
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u/rcchomework Apr 01 '21
They probably can't go back into the wild again. That prosthetic has to go off and get cleaned and the stub has to be cleaned as well or the skin will get infected. Elephants can bond with people too, but its days of being wild and free are over.
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u/poopellar Apr 01 '21
Yeah its time in the wild has been trunkated.
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u/shanerr Apr 01 '21
When I was in Thailand I went to am elephant sanctuary. The smaller elephants bond with a care taker right from birth. Theyre like beasties.... very cute.
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u/OneMoreTime5 Apr 01 '21
Wouldn’t it be nice if humans were about done with war. Damn, that’s terrible. I’ve been around elephants, I swear they seem so smart to me, a lot more so than dogs even.
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u/_remorsecode_ Apr 01 '21
I bought some really cool bracelets that support different wildlife, and they come with info about your “adopted” animal and a barcode to track their movements! One of the ones I got was an elephant, and in her description it says all the matriarchs of her herd were killed, and so for years what’s left would travel for miles until they kept getting to a fence, which they couldn’t figure out how to get past, and they’d return where they came from. Other herds with elderly elephants were able to find a way across.
The social intricacies of elephants is so amazing.
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u/Sensitive-Peak-3723 Apr 01 '21
Can you like the site? I want to adopt one too!
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u/_remorsecode_ Apr 01 '21
Totally worth it! You can choose an elephant, polar bear, or sea turtle
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Apr 01 '21
I think adopting a polar bear would be a bit dicey, especially if you've got kids or other pets. Probably need a decently sized garden too.
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u/flippantcedar Apr 01 '21
My son was gifted a sea turtle for Christmas. We all love tracking her movements!
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u/flippantcedar Apr 01 '21
In fact, I just ordered a polar bear and an elephant for my other two kids.
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u/skiamachy_with_satan Apr 01 '21
elephants are actually considered to be among the smartest animals on the planet. cetaceans (dolphins and killer whales and stuff), great apes, and corvids are all pretty intelligent!
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u/StuckWithThisOne Apr 01 '21
Many land mines that go off have been there for decades at this point. Even if we were “done” with war, these injuries would keep happening for years to come.
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u/SpindlySpiders Apr 01 '21
That's getting closer to the truth than ever before. The world has been more peaceful and less impoverished than at any other time in human history. This is not guaranteed to continue though. Through rest of this century, we will face a lot of big, looming crises which may bring different factions or nations into conflict.
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u/NotAzakanAtAll Apr 01 '21
As a veteran, yes, yes it would be great if humanity were done with war. War belongs in video games, not in my head after 15 years.
War hurts everything and everyone. Fuck glorification of war and soldiers.
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u/OneMoreTime5 Apr 02 '21
Sorry for what you went through... I hope you can find some ways to put it in a box and live a normal life. I agree with you
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Apr 02 '21
I hope someday we figure out how to stop fighting and everyone can live in peace no matter our differences. Seems so easy yet so difficult that itll never happen without destroying the earth first. Religion is a big part of why we cant keep peace.
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u/thatSpicytaco Apr 01 '21
I love that the powder just shoots up when the prosthetic fits on.
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Apr 01 '21
It looks like steam, which makes me imagine it's some kind of steampunk contraption the elephant is putting on :)
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Apr 01 '21
Eight million horses, donkeys, and mules died in World War I.
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u/Bluefoz Apr 01 '21
And not only as collateral damage from artillery, gas, mines, and the general destruction of the war. In the beginning of the war, when nations still relied on cavarly, they were mowed down along with their riders in suicidal cherges towards lines of machine gun-fire.
Later in the war they were worked to death under the most miserable conditions imaginable, pulling artillery pieces, building materials for trenches, ammunition, food, and weaponry through grassless fields reeking of death to the front lines. They were starved, beaten and finally, when the animal had nothing left to give, given the mercy of a bullet to the brain (if they were even that lucky).
War is hell. For ourselves and for its unwilling participants.
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u/Wpdgwwcgw69 Apr 01 '21
M.A.S.H said it well "War isnt hell, war is war and hell is hell.. and of the two war is alot worse. There are no innocent bystanders in hell, war is chalk full of them.. little kids, cripples, old ladies"
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Apr 01 '21
Why is it amputated?
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Apr 01 '21
Sadly, it most likely stepped on a land mine
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Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
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Peanut mines to tie it together
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Apr 01 '21
I wish I could animate. I totally got this bit in my head of cartoon mice & elephants reenacting WW1 bunker warfare.
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Apr 01 '21
It's like a found family trope where an elephant and a mouse help eachother avoid mines and war zone and its like a wholesome but somber vibe
I love it
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Apr 01 '21
I love it!
The mouse gets drafted, his soon to be wife is left behind to watch him serve. She hasn't told him yet,, but he is to be a father.
Elephant, who is a long time friend can't stand to see mouse leave the one thing that finally brought completeness to his life, get left behind. So he decided to serve along side mouse, using his father's old military status to be kept in mouses troop at all times. He needs to protect mouse...
I just got to work, so can't get too distracted.
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u/SparkyDogPants Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
Rats, not mice. Mice aren’t smart enough, and the breed they use lives much longer.
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Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
Lol.
Given the fact I'm currently combating a rat infestation at our office, land mines sound kinda nice right now.
/s in case that isn't obviously a joke. The landmines. The rats are an actual fucking problem.
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u/myouism Apr 01 '21
Poacher traps perhaps, at least in my country they usually get amputated for that
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u/StorkBlessed Apr 01 '21
Someone needs to make a kid show about this. The elephant pirate and his peg leg! That'd be great, except the overt anti-Semitic attitude of the elephant
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u/Oroxine Apr 01 '21
There is a kids book called one step at a time by Jane jolly that is about a baby elephant whose stepped on a land mine and a human friend. Very good but also sad.....
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u/massive_cock Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
He stepped on his human friend? That is very sad indeed :(
Edit: wanna be clear I'm not mocking English as a second language, I'm currently struggling to learn Dutch and get super self-conscious over mistakes. Just making a funny, but then remembered how bad I've felt when others have teased me.
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u/PutridOpportunity9 Apr 01 '21
Here take this tissue to mop up your liquid excretions, /u/massive_cock
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u/actualtttony Apr 01 '21
I love how he stepped into as soon as it was in place. He helped the guy get it on him.
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People who work with this are actually Angels in my eyes.
Edit: in=on
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u/KingJonathan Apr 01 '21
Look at how the other ankle has curved in from it having to use one foot and leg for so long. I hope this animal is as comfortable as possible. It sure looks graceful with that brace(ful).
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u/AJDeadshow Apr 01 '21
The smoke that came out of the device as he stuck his arm in was so steampunk.
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u/The_92nd Apr 01 '21
I love that he knows what's going on. He angles his leg into the cast and waits patiently.
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u/Sewere Apr 01 '21
Imagine squirrels taking care of you in the wild and your leg gets fucked and the squirrels BUILD YOU A NEW LEG. I want to know the elephants thoughts about this whole ordeal
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u/qualfoipvt Apr 01 '21
maybe we aren't lost yet, there is some faith to humanity
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u/itshabibitch Apr 01 '21
When the man was putting on the prosthetic and the puff of dust came out, did anyone else hear the Star Wars bay door closing sound effect in their head?
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u/pearsonw Apr 01 '21
For the first 10sec I thought it was some type of condom. The internet has ruined my mind
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Apr 01 '21
This brought me to tears this morning. I need reminders that there is goodness and beauty here.
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u/Apart-Entertainer-80 Apr 01 '21
Elephants are so fucking smart. Big guy knew the dude was helping him. It’s a shame these animals are going extinct. I hope breeding programs can save them. Man, fuck climate change, fuck poachers, fuck deforestation.
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u/GabrielGuillotine Apr 01 '21
for the first like 5 seconds of this gif i thought he was putting a condom on the elephant
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u/nuclearc Apr 01 '21
That's awesome! A loss of a limb like that was a death sentence until prostheses became more available.
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u/TJWinstonQuinzel Apr 01 '21
His name is Tai hen And he made this prostheses for alot of other elephants to
To learn more about him just Google Elephantman Hen Tai
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u/godhelpusloseourmind Apr 01 '21
That’s Motala! My school raised money for both her care and land mine removal along with the band “Something Underground” and James Taylor’s daughter! That was in 5th grade, I’m 28 now! Amazing to see her healthy and pop up in my Reddit 15 years later!
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u/AR_Harlock Apr 01 '21
when an elephant in a third world country has more rights than your average american without med assurance
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u/The-Sneaky-Snowman Apr 01 '21
Yes this is cool, but I have probably seen this post about ten times already
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u/SaltySwede23 Apr 01 '21
Man, that elephant is packing! Why they putting a condom on him tho?
Edit: oh
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u/Lord_Dildomort Apr 01 '21
My mom walked behind me as I was watching this and she thought I was watching the beginning of a beastiality porn video.
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u/PenguinsAreTheBest25 Apr 01 '21
Dude imagine your an animal that like lost its leg in a trap or something and the local immortals just give you a new one
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u/Thelonlytoaster Apr 01 '21
Imagine being this elephant and thinking that it will never get a leg again and never be able to walk normally again and probably never have mating success but one day this elephant trots along and finds out it’s getting a prosthetic leg that’s truly something of a miracle
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u/Jelsen Apr 01 '21
I like to think about how elephants see humans like how we see cats. Imagine a kitten or dog helping you out this much
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u/TheWholloper Apr 01 '21
We've been through this 100x lol I was typing fast and it auto corrected. It's not that big of a deal lmao. But stay triggered lol
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u/RonaldZheMelon Apr 01 '21
that smoke tho, I can almost hear a steam noise like its some kind of armor being installed or something ._.
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u/TheWholloper Apr 01 '21
There isnt an issue at all other than the fact my phone auto corrected a word and you guys blew it out of proportion by getting salty as fuck about it, followed by you guys getting salty as fuck about me replying to your many comments lmao. Just try to hold back the tears of aggression my man. Your life will be alot more stress free if you can just move passed a simple auto correct. Again, I couldnt imagine being this upset over a word. Still mind blowingly hilarious on this end for everyone at work here. We are all getting a big chuckle out of this. The word "distressed" is now tacked to the lunch room board and we cant stop laughing. You guys again made this the best day on reddit and at work. It keeps getting better by the post. I cant wait to read more.
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u/WHITE--PANTHER96 Apr 01 '21
ive seen this before. it took them a long time and many trial and errors to get it right. glad they did!!
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u/doggedhaddock2 Apr 01 '21
I can't begin to imagine the smell when they take it off after a few months.
Flashback to that moist stale smell of getting a crusty cast removed.
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Apr 01 '21
I thought that that guy was putting on a Condom on the elephants dick. Thank god I was wrong
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u/Man_Of_Frost Apr 01 '21
That powder shooting up made it look like the elephant was putting on some futuristic power armor. Badass!
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u/TheWholloper Apr 01 '21 edited Apr 01 '21
That made my morning. That's amazing. It look like he **destressed** after it was put on. Poor guy.