Topic: Bull semen spill causes scare, closes highway
Voice of !WisdomHsuU started this discussion 15 years ago #11,076
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/24/us-semen-spill-idUSTRE77N4QY20110824
(Reuters) - A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a breeder in the state of Texas triggered a scare on Tuesday that temporarily shut down a U.S. interstate highway during the morning rush hour.
The incident began when the driver of a Greyhound bus carrying the freight alerted the fire department he had lost a part of his load while negotiating the ramp on a highway near Nashville.
"We didn't know what it was, but we were told (the canisters) were non-toxic," said Maggie Lawrence, a fire department spokeswoman.
When firefighters arrived on the ramp, they saw "four small propane-sized canisters (that) began to emit a light vapor," Lawrence said.
In addition to the vapor, the canisters also let off an unpleasant odor and the ramp was closed while emergency personnel tried to determine what was in the containers.
The bus driver turned around to retrieve the canisters. Once emergency personnel learned the smoking canisters were nothing hazardous and that they simply contained frozen bull semen that had been stored on dry ice, Tennessee Department of Transportation and fire department workers cleared the ramp.
"It was no different to us than if a mattress fell off a truck," said transportation spokeswoman B.J. Doughty.
(Reuters) - A spill of frozen bull semen bound for a breeder in the state of Texas triggered a scare on Tuesday that temporarily shut down a U.S. interstate highway during the morning rush hour.
The incident began when the driver of a Greyhound bus carrying the freight alerted the fire department he had lost a part of his load while negotiating the ramp on a highway near Nashville.
"We didn't know what it was, but we were told (the canisters) were non-toxic," said Maggie Lawrence, a fire department spokeswoman.
When firefighters arrived on the ramp, they saw "four small propane-sized canisters (that) began to emit a light vapor," Lawrence said.
In addition to the vapor, the canisters also let off an unpleasant odor and the ramp was closed while emergency personnel tried to determine what was in the containers.
The bus driver turned around to retrieve the canisters. Once emergency personnel learned the smoking canisters were nothing hazardous and that they simply contained frozen bull semen that had been stored on dry ice, Tennessee Department of Transportation and fire department workers cleared the ramp.
"It was no different to us than if a mattress fell off a truck," said transportation spokeswoman B.J. Doughty.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 45 seconds later[^] [v] #198,334
How do you even find this stuff
Triptych !LightPenis joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 1 minute later, 1 minute after the original post[^] [v] #198,335
...Why would frozen bull semen be transported to begin with?
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Voice of !WisdomHsuU (OP) replied with this 15 years ago, 50 seconds later, 3 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #198,337
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@previous (D)
hmmm, don't studs usually apply to male animals?
what they need with semen?
hmmm, don't studs usually apply to male animals?
what they need with semen?
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Anonymous D replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 33 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #198,360
@previous (F)
They don't. What I meant was that the only reason I could see this happening is to preserve some desirable genetic traits from the donor to the female -- in other words, make more studs.
They don't. What I meant was that the only reason I could see this happening is to preserve some desirable genetic traits from the donor to the female -- in other words, make more studs.
Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #198,362
@previous (D)
no shit son, i mean the word studs implies a male animal
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science
no shit son, i mean the word studs implies a male animal
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science
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sluggy joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 52 seconds later, 37 minutes after the original post[^] [v] #198,363
I'm just relieved the semen is ok.
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Tekamine !AnRbswGQv. joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 53 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #198,382
It's called Taurine. It's used in most energy drinks.
The Pony !.PonyTzEbE joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 25 minutes later, 1 hour after the original post[^] [v] #198,393
@198,335 (Triptych !LightPenis)
Semen of valuable bulls with many positive traits is extremely valuable. A lot of people make their living selling bull semen.
@previous (Tekamine !AnRbswGQv.)
It's called bull sperm, which is made up of many different things, one of them being the amino acid Taurine. Taurine is more commonly found in bile and the lower intestine of many creatures. The Taurine used in energy drinks is artificially created in laboratories. There is no bull sperm in energy drinks - it's an urban legend.
Semen of valuable bulls with many positive traits is extremely valuable. A lot of people make their living selling bull semen.
@previous (Tekamine !AnRbswGQv.)
It's called bull sperm, which is made up of many different things, one of them being the amino acid Taurine. Taurine is more commonly found in bile and the lower intestine of many creatures. The Taurine used in energy drinks is artificially created in laboratories. There is no bull sperm in energy drinks - it's an urban legend.
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Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 11 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #198,397
Anonymous E replied with this 15 years ago, 2 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #198,398
> alerted the fire department he had lost a part of his load while negotiating the ramp on a highway
Some editor somewhere snickered over that for a good minute or two I bet.
Some editor somewhere snickered over that for a good minute or two I bet.
Anonymous F replied with this 15 years ago, 5 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #198,399
goon number 2 joined in and replied with this 15 years ago, 40 minutes later, 2 hours after the original post[^] [v] #198,420
@OP
> When firefighters arrived on the ramp, they saw "four small propane-sized canisters (that) began to emit a light vapor," Lawrence said.
> Lawrence said.
> Lawrence
Coincidence? I think not!
> When firefighters arrived on the ramp, they saw "four small propane-sized canisters (that) began to emit a light vapor," Lawrence said.
> Lawrence said.
> Lawrence
Coincidence? I think not!