r/interestingasfuck • u/AccurateSource2 • 6h ago

Sheep Getting Cleaned

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u/Weary-Echidna1984 6h ago

Sheep dip - I believe (but may be wrong) that it’s Moore about insecticide and fungicide than getting them clean.

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u/AFineDayForScience 6h ago

Good, because that water looks dirty as shit

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u/EaringaidBandit 6h ago edited 4h ago

The alternative is horrific. They put a bunch of sheep in a fully enclosed cage and completely submerge the ENTIRE thing completely under the water/dip solution.

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u/Sydney2London 6h ago

The issue is that this way they keep their heads above the liquid and any parasites in the head can spread back into the body. The forced dipping is rough but more effective.

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u/OpheliaPhoeniXXX 6h ago

Can confirm, given a lot of homeless cats and dogs flea baths. They run for the head above water. Honestly I would start nitpicking them with my fingernails at that point, so I didn't have to freak the poor thing out with a full baptism.

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u/LittleDancinMan 5h ago

I think this is the first time in my life I've heard the word "nitpicking" in its literal sense. Cool.

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u/sdcasurf01 4h ago

Close but not the actual literal meaning of the word. Nitpicking refers to picking “nits” (louse eggs) from strands of hair.

I truly wish I didn’t know this but I’ve got four kids and have had to deal with lice infestations twice (luckily no adults got them).

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u/Aeescobar 3h ago

Close but not the actual literal meaning of the word

Well now you're just nitpicking.

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u/sdcasurf01 3h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/U6WxwPyG43QGs

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u/CUM-OMELETTE 3h ago

Walked into that one tbh but I didn't see it coming either

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u/PaupersSerenades 3h ago

I’d like to think that person had recognised the phrase came from ‘insect-pcicking’ and just attributed it to the wrong insect.

What’s really fun is that louse have been such an issue that they get both ‘nitpicking’ and ‘with a fine toothed comb’

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u/sdcasurf01 3h ago

“What’s really fun is that louse…”

Methinks you have an odd definition of the word “fun”.

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u/PaupersSerenades 3h ago

Sharing is caring ;)

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u/sdcasurf01 3h ago

That’s what’s up.

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u/InsaneAss 2h ago

So that’s what deloused means