Why is the skin around the bunghole so grippy?
from sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca on 18 Jan 2026 07:12
https://sopuli.xyz/post/39776445

As grippy/friction-ey as a waterless waterslide

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PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org on 18 Jan 2026 07:24 next collapse

Probably to keep the doo doo inside 💩🛟💨

Lumidaub@feddit.org on 18 Jan 2026 07:25 next collapse

Think of scrunchies.

<img alt="Several scrunchies." src="https://mydukaan.io/blog/wp-content/uploads/scrunchie.jpg">

When they’re relaxed, the material scrunches up. When you expand them, the material stretches and smoothens to accommodate the expansion.

Same for your poophole, it needs to be able to expand and the skin around it needs to accommodate.

hperrin@lemmy.ca on 18 Jan 2026 07:49 next collapse

This article might have some interesting info for you:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphincter

bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de on 18 Jan 2026 11:17 next collapse

So you don’t drown like a cow!

NachBarcelona@piefed.social on 18 Jan 2026 11:26 next collapse

pour ye cocke stimulus

human@slrpnk.net on 18 Jan 2026 17:16 next collapse

To give you another way to move around the room. You can see dogs practice this sometimes.

swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 18 Jan 2026 19:03 collapse

Secret third set of gripping apparati