Sizing Up Sperm uses a metaphorical human scale to explain what all the wild phenomenons that happen in a woman’s body during fertilization. With real people impersonating 250 million sperm, the National Geographic Channel documentary graphically depics the 14 hours following ejaculation as a dangerous, epic race to the precious egg. And it’s not children’s programming…
Take a peek at the images below – and some fun baby-making facts pulled from the docu… you’ll see that procreating is not as easy as you may think!!!
FACT: Around 350,000 babies are born every day.
FACT: The male testicles hang freely in order to maintain a temperature that is three degrees cooler than the rest of the body, and they produce 1,000 sperm with every heartbeat.
This is what a battle btw between sperm and leukocytes would look like!!! Lord of the (cock)Ring- scary!
FACT: Only one percent of sperm that make it into the cervix have any chance of making it out alive.
FACT: X and Y sperm are produced in almost equal numbers; girls (X) are thought to be faster, but boys (Y) live longer, so the race is wide open.
FACT: The first sperm cell was officially ‘discovered’ in 1677 by a Dutchman named Antoine van Leeuwenhoek.
FACT: it has been suggested the female orgasm evolved to create a stronger bond between lovers, increasing the chances of the couple staying together after a child is born. (Good for us ladies)
Vaginas are super acid for these poor little guys!!!
The leading bunch (all ladies!!!) on a boat!
Next airtime of the film will occur on Tuesday, April 13 at 8PM!
In the meantime, I’ve been enjoying playing the Great Sperm Race nice little flash game on Nat Geo’s site! But I suck at it!
I have been fully internet capable for the last ten years. And I’ve seen some things that truly make me sit and scratch my head and wonder what the hell people get high on to come up with this shit. And out of Goatse, TubGirl, 2Girls1Cup, and all the rest… this is quite possibly the most bizarre thing I’ve ever seen on the entire web.
Don’t tell me, the winner gets a dozen eggs.