Interesting Engineering
Created: Aug 3, 2022 12:33 PM
Got a blocked nose? No worries. Soon, you’ll have another option to breathe through.
Your butthole. You heard it right.
In studies exploring treatment for people with respiratory conditions, a team of researchers in Japan has revealed that pigs can absorb oxygen through the anus, according to VICE World News.
The scientists discovered that the animals could survive without breathing through their lungs when oxygen and oxygenated liquid are pumped through their buttholes into their intestines.