r/interesting 28d ago

NATURE An anaconda realigning its jaw after eating a meal

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u/Twowie 28d ago

Well this was some false advertisement! I dislocated my jaw according to your comment, but I'm instead in incredible pain and I can't get my jaw back in place ;_;

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u/bol_de_steez 28d ago

I dislocated my jaw playing hockey 10 or so years ago. My mum was a physiotherapist all her life and happened to be in the bleachers. She ran to the bench and asked, "Do you want to finish the game or go to the hospital?"

I said, "Finish the game ?"

She wrapped her thumb in a towel, grabbed my lower jaw by my back teeth, and pulled it down and back into place. The relief was instant. I finished the game and ended up with barely any bruising, I miss that little lady every day 😂

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u/BarracudaPheonix 28d ago

That’s one badass momma, ill drink a few in respect, cheers brother 🍻

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u/LETTERKENNYvsSPENNY 27d ago

Yes! A reason to drink! To this guys cool ass ma!

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u/RogueSeb 28d ago

Mom's are the fucking best.

You can't change my mind.

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u/DazB1ane 27d ago

Yeah a dislocated joint is in far more pain while still out of its socket than after it’s been relocated

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u/Xarkkal 28d ago

How did you say "finish the game" with your jaw dislocated?

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u/Dlh2079 28d ago

"Fmmsh the gmmm"

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u/Jude30 28d ago

You can talk with a dislocated jaw, it just hurts to do so.

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u/Evanskelaton 28d ago

Probably with their mouth.

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u/00wolfer00 28d ago

A big portion of talking happens with just your tongue and lips. Unless it's really fucked it wouldn't be hard to understand him.

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u/Xarkkal 28d ago

Woosh

Joke

Your head

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u/00wolfer00 28d ago

You do know what you say has to be funny to count as a joke?

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u/Xarkkal 28d ago

Again... it's still just going over your head. The point of the comment was to get people to try and spell out how it sounded to say that while not being able to move your jaw. Yes, I understand where most sounds come from when we are using our mouths to speak. Yes, I understand you would be able to understand him. But Jesus Christ, lighten up. Just because you don't find something funny, doesn't mean other people don't.

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea 28d ago

That's freaking awesome.

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u/Amazing_Scientist696 27d ago

Big props to your mom.

Mine would have thrown a fit and screamed at someone -smh-

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u/Mypitbullatemygafs 27d ago

My son dislocated his second toe chasing his niece. He was 17. I asked if he wanted to go to the ER. He said no. You want it fixed ? Yes. Said I'm gonna count to 3.

1. 2. Yoink.

Scream. A good W T F and he was off

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u/SolusIgtheist 28d ago

Instructions unclear, penis stuck in jaw.

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u/Local871 27d ago

Your penis or someone else’s?

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u/SolusIgtheist 27d ago

It's a don't ask, don't tell, situation.

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u/Jude30 28d ago

Take one of those triangle shaped erasers you put on the end of a pencil in the back of your mouth on the side that’s dislocated. Then push on your chin. It’ll hurt less the faster you do it.

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u/Twowie 28d ago

Nice tip!

All these comments reminded me of a dream I had one night after seeing a snake do this for the first time, where my chin was a joint and each jaw half could move independently and I stretched it sort of like this :p

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u/Jude30 27d ago

When I was a wee little yellow belt I was rolling with a purple belt. When he took my back I was smart enough to drop my chin before he got the choke in. He cranked the choke anyway and suddenly I couldn’t close my mouth the whole way. A visiting black belt taught me the eraser trick.

A buck and dollar general beats a trip to the ER any day of the week. lol

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u/cutting_coroners 27d ago

I was going to say it looks incredibly painful I almost couldn’t finish watching the video

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u/HoneyWhiskeyLemonTea 28d ago

Now go and have a chiropractor reset it for you. You'll see what I mean.

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u/Dlh2079 28d ago

Ill stick to avoiding the quacks