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World’s Largest Spermatozoa

Friday, 9th February 2007 by Alex

Yes people, this pair of spermatozoon spermatozoa are each nearly half a mile long! At least, I think they’re sperm cells hugely magnified - it’s that or some sort of crazy elongated guitar art?

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Thanks to James Bonnette

13 Responses to 'World’s Largest Spermatozoa'

  1. 1. cookie monster says:

    Ive racked my brain for a cheap, juvenile joke about this and am very disappointed in myself that i cant think of one.
    Maybe something will cum to me later! : )

  2. 2. rob says:

    Well, Im sure the more observant among you got the jizt of Cookie Monsters joke. :)

  3. 3. cookie monster says:

    Do we have a forest fire thread anywhere?

    A little one just to the south of the sperm*

    Placemark: Google Maps / Google Earth

    * thats not a sentence one writes very often!

  4. 4. Ed says:

    Spermatozoon is singular, spermatozoa plural.

  5. 5. cookie monster says:

    Ive always thought it was sperms?

  6. 6. Tommi Nurminen says:

    cookie monster, that forest fire is covered in this post: http://googlesightseeing.com/2005/04/25/forest-fire-mega-post/

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    7. Alex says:

    Thank you Ed - but in this case, surely I can be forgiven, right? (I was obviously just keen to say “Spermatozoon”!)

    Post updated.

    BTW, does anyone think maybe one of them isn’t going in the right direction..? :D

  8. 8. Michael says:

    OK — I’ll say it — because Cookie Monster didn’t — “Goodnes Gracious Great Balls of Fire!”

  9. 9. Daniel says:

    I don’t think they know if they’re coming or going.

  10. 10. cookie monster says:

    Thanks Tommi - i was sure forest fires had been covered even though it was in the dark days BCM (Before Cookie Monster).

    With regards this current post - i’m surprised nobdy has been coarse enough to relate it to this
    http://googlesightseeing.com/2006/12/14/pen-15-club/
    so I will!

  11. 11. Jack says:

    Wow Cookie Monster… That would be the shot heard round the world… ;-)

  12. 12. Taylor says:

    I just realized this is about 15 miles from my home in Alexandria. I will have to make it out there and let you guys know if I find anything out.

  13. 13. matt says:

    they look like big germs. not really guitars or wavy ones

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