Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/05/13/the-truth-about-porcupine-quills.html
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Have we reverted back to the Pand & Scan days of 4:3 TVs?
This is the problem with shooting virtical. “Sharper than this hypodermic needle…” what hypodermic needle? We never see it bc it’s off screen.
They’re also used in some BDSM practices…
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I’m going to guess the author here has never had to remove quills from the snouts of dogs because they didn’t mention the fact that if you don’t, you’re likely to kill your dog. The quills are actually hollow and suck in blood from the mutt. This cause the barbs to flex and force the quill to burrow into the animal at about 2mm/hr and it won’t stop until it hits something it can’t go through (bone) or comes out the other side. For the non-metric folks, this means that a quill is going to penetrate about 2"/day. Get the quills out, quickly.
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Yep, I immediately flashed back to our beloved (but idiot) dog who would get loose at least once per year and immediately tangle with a porcupine; coming back with a muzzle covered in quills.
Those were looooong nights of Dad patiently pulling out every single quill while the dog yelped and howled (but never bit him).
Thankfully, the dog didn’t get any quills in her mouth or digestive tract.
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Our dumb-ass Cocker Spaniel did the same. Never learned.
Worse, he once tore after a skunk, chased it into the woods. Must have had his nose up the skunk’s behind when the skunk let loose. Took many baths in vinegar and tomato juice to get that smell out. And years later he’d small like skunk whenever he got wet.
Duke was a good boy. But dumb.
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