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Boner after bee sting
At 46:30 · chapter starts 41:21
Shayne reads a 2023 post from r/Advice: a man in another country was stung by a bee a few inches below the belly button, developed an immediate and lasting erection, slept on it, woke up to find it still there, and went about his scheduled day anyway [1] — Shayne Topp "A man was stung by a bee near his abdomen and developed a persistent erection that lasted over 18 hours. He rode it out without seeking hel…" 43:30 . The hosts are equal parts amused and alarmed. Damien explains from memory that after four hours, the trapped blood stops circulating and begins to deteriorate — a condition the medical comments confirm as priapism, which can cause permanent scarring and erectile dysfunction within 4–6 hours and total loss of function beyond that. Shayne notes the condition is so serious that The Pit (a medical drama) featured a full on-screen drainage procedure. The OP's eventual update — '18 hours later, it's finally back to normal, just extremely purple' — earns the episode's most relieved laughter. The Pokémon 'Horn Attack' joke lands perfectly.
A man was stung by a bee near his abdomen and developed a persistent erection that lasted over 18 hours. He rode it out without seeking help — which the hosts and Reddit commenters agree was medically reckless, since priapism causes permanent tissue damage after just 4–6 hours.
Medical commenters warned that an erection lasting 4–6 hours causes oxygen deprivation in penile tissue, leading to permanent scarring and irreversible erectile dysfunction.
