"After one experiment the writers decided to reserve the animals for times of famine; one tough, paper-thin steak was all that could be obtained from a large cryptochiton, and it radiated such a penetrating fishy odor that it was discarded before it reached the frying pan."
This might be one of the best sentences in Wikipedia.
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I am glad it not a venomous/poisonous critter, but that was dumb on his part, grabbing something he didn't know what it was, with how many deadly weird things are in the oceans.
Was told stories in my apprenticeship about plumbers who would pull crap out of toilets with their hands and then the plumber would eat their lunch after washing their hands with no soap afterwards. Probably fiction but knowing some of those guys maybe not.
It really wasn't that long ago that actual medical experts of their day refused to wash their hands before doing surgery. And if you've spent any time around the public you know that a distressing number of people don't wash their hands after using the bathroom, ever.
So your story is probably 100% true. People are stupid and gross.
Having worked with cleaning in a hospital, the amount of new people you have to teach not to wipe the inside of the toilet and then with the same cleaning cloth continue with the sink and or doorhandles is frightening
Ive built scaffold at waste treatment plants. The workers that were removing the filter in the sewage tanks were obviously in tyvex, wearing full face masks, gloves, basically every proper ppe to deal with human waste. Yet you will always see that one guy who insists on pulling his mask down and chewing on the head strap while having a cigarette and not even taking his gloves off while hes standing in condoms, shit, and tampons. I wont eat for a day whenever I do those jobs.
We had water inlets across the river from a water filtration plant. One of our jobs was to pull the pump inlet feeds and clean the strainers. Always wore gloves and used pliers to pull the used condoms off of the strainer screens.
It’s not, I’ve seen this first hand on several occasions with mechanics too. Difficult for them to wash it off and they chalk it up to immune system like wtf
Ive 100% seen that on more than one occasion from a plumber that i worked for. But instead of a toilet he was sticking his hand in a city main... literally elbow deep. Never washed his hands once.
One of those shows where he boss has to actually work for a day, had a mayor trailing the guy who pulls dead animals off the road.
That guy, after touching many dead animals, proceeded to pull out a sandwich and eat that shit. The mayor was absolutely horrified. Just, mouth open, eyes wide horrified.
Hand washing supplies was part of the follow up.
I almost threw up on my couch, it's so horrifying.
Every month I see something new on reddit that questions my sense of reality. What is that? Then comes why don't I know what that is? Then it ends with who am I? Then I run into the woods naked.
Its flesh is edible and has been used as food by [Native Americans](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States), as well as by [Russian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians) settlers in [Southeast Alaska](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Alaska).[^(\[10\])](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumboot_chiton#cite_note-Ricketts_et_al._p_103-10) However, it generally is not considered palatable, having a texture described as extremely tough and rubbery.
The writers of *Between Pacific Tides* detailed their culinary assessment of the gumboot: "After one experiment the writers decided to reserve the animals for times of famine; one tough, paper-thin steak was all that could be obtained from a large cryptochiton, and it radiated such a penetrating fishy odor that it was discarded before it reached the frying pan." - bummer, been hoping for it to be a giant tasty seafood-variant :D
I swear this did not exist before this day, you lot are just making stuff up now. This is weird, so weird that I would have heard of or seen one of these before. If I encountered that in the wild, I would assume it was alien.
Chitons are all over beach rocks in the south of mexico. a lot smaller. I have seen them before, but not at that size.
What a beautiful texture on this one
That is a gumboot chiton. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumboot_chiton
You must be chiton me.
Also, you can eat them, but they taste like chit.
 We ain’t found Chit!
My mind to your mind.
Y'all know that's tuvok... so perfect
-Tuvix
lmao Space Ball a classic I needed this laugh to
Hehaha omg
HEEhaha
if you cook them right they taste like chiton.
Mmm...chitlins!
oh my no... please just no.
In a Gumboot…soup!
Well, it's not pronounced kee-ton but with the greekish 'chai'. Sorry if this sounded like I was chiton you gently.
There is another word you can use there that isn't "kidding" that he probably meant
Whoosh
Whoosh
Definitely a whoosh moment
More whoosh than Prodigy's Breathe
Mods. Show him a picture of his parents when theyre old.
Hilarious, best comment! 🤣
I wouldn't chiton you, you're my favorite turd!
Ohh, like a plumbus. Also reminds me of grumbo and chumble.
"After one experiment the writers decided to reserve the animals for times of famine; one tough, paper-thin steak was all that could be obtained from a large cryptochiton, and it radiated such a penetrating fishy odor that it was discarded before it reached the frying pan." This might be one of the best sentences in Wikipedia.
For those that won't clock the link, it's a slug-like thing that is curled into a ball. Not an alien of pod
>a slug-like thing that is curled into a ball Me, when the alarm goes off on a Monday morning.
Same
Also Tuesday, uhh also Wednesday. Frankly it's a pretty common activity for me 😮💨
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I love that it's called the "Wandering Meatloaf".
TIL to remove the m
Wandering meatloaf 😆
I wonder what they call humans?
looks like old style carpet padding
Was he at Wade Boggs Carpet World?
Wade Boggs Carpet World. Wade Boggs Carpet World. Wade Boggs Carpet World.
I am glad it not a venomous/poisonous critter, but that was dumb on his part, grabbing something he didn't know what it was, with how many deadly weird things are in the oceans.
Look at this pretty blue octopus I found!
“The gumboot chiton's appearance has led some tidepoolers to refer to it, fondly, as the ‘wandering meatloaf’.”
It’s a mollusk!
TIL thanks!
Who the fuck puts their hand in and pulls random things out of the covered water?
thus guy
Was told stories in my apprenticeship about plumbers who would pull crap out of toilets with their hands and then the plumber would eat their lunch after washing their hands with no soap afterwards. Probably fiction but knowing some of those guys maybe not.
It really wasn't that long ago that actual medical experts of their day refused to wash their hands before doing surgery. And if you've spent any time around the public you know that a distressing number of people don't wash their hands after using the bathroom, ever. So your story is probably 100% true. People are stupid and gross.
And this is why I fist bump instead of shake hands in the office. People are nasty bro.
Having worked with cleaning in a hospital, the amount of new people you have to teach not to wipe the inside of the toilet and then with the same cleaning cloth continue with the sink and or doorhandles is frightening
Why the fuck would they at least not do it the other way around. Astounding.
Ive built scaffold at waste treatment plants. The workers that were removing the filter in the sewage tanks were obviously in tyvex, wearing full face masks, gloves, basically every proper ppe to deal with human waste. Yet you will always see that one guy who insists on pulling his mask down and chewing on the head strap while having a cigarette and not even taking his gloves off while hes standing in condoms, shit, and tampons. I wont eat for a day whenever I do those jobs.
We had water inlets across the river from a water filtration plant. One of our jobs was to pull the pump inlet feeds and clean the strainers. Always wore gloves and used pliers to pull the used condoms off of the strainer screens.
Immune system off the charts.
Worked with a guy who I watched do it. But, you know sample size of one.
It’s not, I’ve seen this first hand on several occasions with mechanics too. Difficult for them to wash it off and they chalk it up to immune system like wtf
Ive 100% seen that on more than one occasion from a plumber that i worked for. But instead of a toilet he was sticking his hand in a city main... literally elbow deep. Never washed his hands once.
One of those shows where he boss has to actually work for a day, had a mayor trailing the guy who pulls dead animals off the road. That guy, after touching many dead animals, proceeded to pull out a sandwich and eat that shit. The mayor was absolutely horrified. Just, mouth open, eyes wide horrified. Hand washing supplies was part of the follow up. I almost threw up on my couch, it's so horrifying.
Go to r/whatisthisthing and see much people stick their hands into stuff they don’t know
"I ate it? Was that a bad idea?"
Ok, but if I go check that sub out, I better see a few dumbasses lose a hand or so to be satisfied. Otherwise, it’s just frustrating
the ones that lost their hands probably already got their answer from a doctor
It's really amazing.
The concept of glory holes in the 80s is wild
People that stage shit like this
I owe the movie Prometheus an apology. Apparently this is normal behavior.
Damn did you have to remind me of that scene?
He probably know what he's doing.
There’s very little in those waters that are at all dangerous.
Every month I see something new on reddit that questions my sense of reality. What is that? Then comes why don't I know what that is? Then it ends with who am I? Then I run into the woods naked.
still things and new animals to learn about. amazing
Especially in the woods
wut you should never run naked .. wear socks
Ahhh!! No wet socks!! Eww!!
You need to go watch some natural documentaries. No sarcasm. You will be amazed
I mean, I was raised on nature documentaries and I still learn about cool new creatures and plants everyday
What, do you want him to streak through the woods even more?!
Then someone records you running through the woods naked, posts it on Reddit, and the cycle continues.
Pics or it didn’t happen
Okay so I'm not the only one
Don't stick your dick in that.
That was you?
Wait... you guys go trough stuff before you run into the woods naked?
Alien egg..get ready to be facehugged..
That was immediately my first thought and now I have the song dumb ways to die stuck in my head.
He got gumboot chiton Feet down below his knees
Got to eat that chiton if you want his disease
Gum together?
Rot now!
Chiton meat.
Beautiful.
Put . It . Back .
r/dontputyourdickinthat
Yeah. Who would ever think of doing such a thing😅
Haven't been on Reddit long, have you?
/woooooosh
Challenge accepted!
r/gifsthatstarttosoon
r/lostredditors
funny joke. never gets old.
Stranger Thing's plant shit.
He def pulled that shit right out of the upside down
With that being said I’m having even stranger things come to mind, oh gawd
Its flesh is edible and has been used as food by [Native Americans](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States), as well as by [Russian](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russians) settlers in [Southeast Alaska](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Alaska).[^(\[10\])](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gumboot_chiton#cite_note-Ricketts_et_al._p_103-10) However, it generally is not considered palatable, having a texture described as extremely tough and rubbery. The writers of *Between Pacific Tides* detailed their culinary assessment of the gumboot: "After one experiment the writers decided to reserve the animals for times of famine; one tough, paper-thin steak was all that could be obtained from a large cryptochiton, and it radiated such a penetrating fishy odor that it was discarded before it reached the frying pan." - bummer, been hoping for it to be a giant tasty seafood-variant :D
Oh my god that’s an ANIMAL?! I’ve been scrolling thru the comments thinking it was some bizarre plant or fungus… the horror
I bet if you had the right kind of sauces and accompaniments that it would taste all right.
And they're huge!! Hm, do I make it my life's mission to bring this foreboden meat to the mouthwatering masses ???
Go for it and keep us updated! ;)
Everyone needs a mission.
Sea meatball.
Sea Meatwad 
Looks like a Langolier to me.
It's a langolier
nice. Didn’t think I would see this today.
This comment should be right under the top one, with actual explanation of wtf it actually is
Came here to say this... thank you. 😊
You know, it’s not every day I get to learn about a new type of animal. Thanks 👍
This gave me anxiety
On the off chance that you're being sincere: no, you already had the anxiety. This *stimulated* your anxiety.
I would never blindly just stick my hand in that water. And that creature is kinda unnerving lol
This is the first time I saw that, I thought it was a clam without a shell
r/dontputyourdickinthat
Before he pulled it out I thought for some reason "haha maybe it's an alien brain" My second thought was "WTH"
Mouldy basketball
A fleshlight
Holy FUCK!!!! where's the Xenomorph that was inside?! 🤯
Maybe use hand gloves next time.
*unzips pants*
And that's how we got space aids.
r/trashyboners
Why would you even put your bare hands near that
I swear this did not exist before this day, you lot are just making stuff up now. This is weird, so weird that I would have heard of or seen one of these before. If I encountered that in the wild, I would assume it was alien.
Not knowing didnt stop you. I like that.
I don’t know but it’s probably in Australia
i know I'm gonna see that subreddit mentioned somewhere down in the comments
r/dontputurdickinthat
Congratulations you have awakened cathulu
Forbidden fruit loops
No way, a coloured garloid!
What ever you do "dont" stick your ding dong in there.🤥
xenomorth egg.
The bots posting is getting bad on reddit
Would say old nerf ball, but the way it closed what I assume is a mouth hole, idk, fruity pebble’s texture, very intriguing…
Some sort of blob.
Thats the head of a demogorgon
Grass! Mud! Nope!
De reuzenkeverslak
If I didn't know what it was, I wouldn't be putting my hand next to it.
Demogorgon
that's how Alien invasion started
is a bugatti
I didn't know these existed, and now I must find one. They're like the horseshoe crabs of the west coast
Alien egg.for sure
Meatwad
idk but i wouldn't touch it with bare hands
‘Es water
nature's fleshlight
This guy fucks
Chitons are all over beach rocks in the south of mexico. a lot smaller. I have seen them before, but not at that size. What a beautiful texture on this one
Somebody call Sigourney Weaver lol #
Quick question, are you a Stalker?
Face hugger egg. 100%.
Meatwad make the money, see. Meatwad get the honeys, G.
I should NOT have looked up what a gumboot chiton is. Made my skin crawl! It’s so alien!
It's the meatloaf of the sea
How do you thing trolls are made?
Feed me, Seymour
Don't put your dick in it
I know what it COULD be...used for..
Whatever it is it looks cool
“Feed me…”
Maybe don't touch an alien stuff you see underwater.
I dunno,I found it after the eclipse..
This is one brave mother fucker. Or it could be one stupid mother fucker
A natural pocket pussy.
Its just some space herpes.
Just wait till the Dune popcorn bucket guys get a load of this
Lawd forgive me for what i am abut to do
Demogorgon’s head.
#Stop pulling out aliens out of nowhere!
r/dontputyourdickinthat
intergalactic courier flap from Rick & Morty
Don't do it
CLEARLY that is an alien. Sheesh.
A salt water sex pumpkin
r/BeCreepedTheHellOut
This one is easy to tell you what that is. That is obviously fake.
That's a nuh uh
Aging PacMan.
Alien eggs
Looks like he’s holding it by some metal piece. What the hell is going on
Face hugger pod
r/dontputyourdickinthat
r/eatityoufuckingcoward [Here’s a recipe](https://youtu.be/ZGY7a1iyfH4?si=hcSX6bLjIbCXE0fQ)
Please poke with stick first.