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[–] QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (20 children)

did you know a horses penis can be 12-24inches? Some can be over 30. This would probably rupture a humans organs.

NSFW educational imagesthey have a muscle that retracts the penis into the body so it's honestly surprising to see just how big it really is

also when googling I found this image which is kinda funny to me because whoever saw it happening really spent the time drawing it manually and putting it into a book.

Also, horses have really massive hearts, which is pretty cool

[–] NeatNit@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

When they say how much a heart weighs, does that include the weight of all the blood inside it? That doesn't seem appropriate because the blood isn't part of the heart, it's actively being pumped through it.

If the blood is not included, then holy crap how is it 5 kg?

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think the blood in the muscle itself is probably included but likely not the blood in the chambers.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What, your lab doesn’t make jerky out of organs before weighing them?

[–] Dojan@pawb.social 2 points 6 days ago

Only if it’s for eating later.

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