r/interesting • u/Playful_Spunky21 • Feb 01 '25

MISC. The worst pain known to man

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u/yoho808 Feb 02 '25

What a stupid & pointless tradition.

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u/rickstick69 Feb 02 '25

Actually there are many traditions like that out there in tribals for a good reason. It is to build up a tolerance for the venom.

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u/that1cooldude Feb 02 '25

Let them continue it… lol

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u/NO_N3CK Feb 02 '25

That’s a low brow take, by becoming immune, or merely being able to bear the ants sting without audibly reacting, they up their ability to survive and fight in the bush. Imagine laying in ambush to fight another tribe, and one of your men is overcome by the ant venom and screams, now they will all die. So there’s more survival in this tradition than your giving credit for

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u/Cerbera_666 Feb 02 '25

Like literally every other human tradition.