One of the nice things about the Internet is coming across some topic or concept you've never heard of before and learning something new. And one of the bad things about the Internet is coming across some topic or concept you've never heard of before and wishing you hadn't.
I'm reading jwz's Live Journal [1] where he points to a picture of a fistulated cow (WARNING! RATHER DISTURBING PICTURE!) [2] (WARNING! RATHER DISTURBING PICTURE! Don't say I didn't warn you!).
“A fistulated cow?” I hear you asking.
Yes, a fistulated cow. It's a technique to study the cow's digestive system [3] that's been in use for over 150 years, and it's something that quite frankly, I could have lived the rest of my life not knowing about.
Yes, I'm a bit squeemish about such things.
Then again, I'm a suburban weenie and probably wouldn't last ten minutes on a farm.
[1] http://www.livejournal.com/users/jwz
[2] http://www.vetmed.vt.edu/Organization/Academic/openhouse/img2003/cow.jpg
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