They’re Making Mosquitos That Can’t Suck Your Blood

We’re inches closer to solving this problem for good!

Published 6 months ago in Wtf

We’re inches closer to solving this problem for good!

Mosquitoes are notorious assholes and deserve every single bad thing that happens to them. Kill a bunch of them with an electric fly-swatter? You won’t catch me crying about it!

While we’re not sure whether we could just totally eliminate the suckers (it could have “disastrous impacts on our ecosystem” or something like that), we’re now one step closer to doing so if we ever get the courage to actually go through with it.

How? Well, only female mosquitoes suck blood. That means that, if we use CRISPR to modify their genes so that they have male mouths, they can’t do it. Here’s what that future might look like, and, my God, is it glorious.

Using the CRISPR technique, it's possible to genetically modify mosquitoes by disabling a gene in females, so that their proboscis turns male, making them unable to pierce human skin.pic.twitter.com/bpsQp1oKjw
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) October 5, 2024

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Florida Bumper Sticker Somehow Results in a Stripper Emerging from the Trunk

The hurricane may have destroyed a lot, but it can never take the Florida out of Florida.

By Braden Bjella

Published 6 months ago in Funny

The hurricane may have destroyed a lot, but it can never take the Florida out of Florida.

Florida truly is a different world. From dudes who decide to kayak through their flooded houses, to events straight out of GTA that would later be featured in GTA, the state has solidified its place as the country’s lovable, if flawed, step-son — a place where anything is possible if you dare to dream (and can afford a substantial amount of blow).

In this case, a bumper sticker encourages people to honk in order to get a striptease from a little person. Now, I know that sounds like innuendo, but I promise that it’s exactly what it sounds like.