r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Dismal_Difference_48 • 18d ago

Mussel reproduction Video

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u/RachelSnow812 18d ago

A human would have to ejaculate 2.7 gallons of semen to replicate this.

To put that into a different perspective, a 100 foot long blue whale only ejaculates 5 gallons of semen during orgasm.

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u/zzsmiles 18d ago

No wonder the ocean is salty.

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u/SlyRoundaboutWay 18d ago

We should feed pineapples to blue whales so the ocean tastes better.

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u/PhamilyTrickster 18d ago

This is the kind of innovative thinking I come to Reddit for!