well, that shouldnt have been a surprising find. we've already had millions of examples of people talking out of their arses over the years.

There's a saying amongst us ass breathers in regards to all you nose breathing assholes: "they hate us because they anus."

There was a related podcast recently somewhere, the idea was that evolutionary lungs come from guts, so maybe guts would still have some ability to absorb oxygen, which, turns out, they indeed do. This could have some practical uses e.g. in intensive care situations where the patient's lung is useless (extreme COVID), which could give a last resort breathing opportunity while the lungs heal to a usable condition. Furthermore it gives a shitton of opportunity for butt jokes

People will stick anything up their ass these days, and these guys get the fucking Nobel Prize?!

I feel betrayed ☹️

It's actually really valuable. It can be a great alternative to a tracheotomy.

I don't know if this is in practice yet, but I've heard of it in recent years.

What a job to research Butt Stuff

that's how i win at breath holding contests

Wait till they add the prostate exam to checking vital signs

Sure, but how bad is their breath?

Ace Ventura knew this 20 years ago.

Scientists who Discovered Mammals Can Breathe Through Their Anuses; Receive Ig Nobel Prize