r/boringdystopia

You’ll never guess why they’re walking on pigs

Sows experience a natural reflex called lordosis. Applying pressure to the sow's back or flanks mimics the weight of a boar. This physical stimulation prompts natural muscle contractions in the sow's reproductive tract, helping draw the semen up through the cervix and into the uterus. But the sows never chose a boar or mated. Instead they were artificially inseminated with boar semen selected by humans, and so the humans also have to do the boar's job in this regard as well. TL;dr: Pressure forces semen/pregnancy.

u/Ziz-bird — 5 days ago

Accommodation for Hurricane Workers

Utilty workers (arborists, linemen, tree crews) responding from around the country to Hurricane Isaias are expected to sleep here. 1000 cots set up in the Atlantis Center, Panama City.
These workers have been grinding 16 hour shifts every day with no relief.

u/Admirable-Product426 — 3 days ago