Leave No Trace | Have You Pooped In The Wild?

Have you pooped in the wild? If you are not near a toilet, then the recommendation is to dig a hole 6-8 inches deep, 4-6 inches wide, at least 200 ft away from water sources, and cover your poo when you're done. It is recommended to pack out hygienic products in a bag. If you are up in frozen alpine terrain, you need to pack out everything: poo, toilet paper, and hygienic products since they will not biodegrade in frozen temperatures. Here, I share my experience with this process.
#leavenotrace #backpacking #hiking #goobieanddoobie

[@JL-uv1mf]

This dude is magical. A neurosurgeon breaking it down for literally the entire world.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@lw7006]

"It's a powerful experience, pooping. There's something magical about it. Profound, even. I think God made humans poop the way we do because it brings us back down to earth and gives us humility." Trevor Noah~Born a Crime

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Pooping is magical 🌈

[@markjohnson5572]

I changed my diet because of your recent videos. I'm eating less meat, mor veg and fruits, and less salt. it's making an impact in 3/4 days. looking forward to the story about farts lol

[@infinity.estrella]

i love this so much. The waves and ocean noises in the background while you talk about pooping. The periodic pauses between each sentence. A master piece. Leave No Trace.

[@JayT365]

A big solid "survival" knife not only makes kindling, cuts fabric, rope, etc, it also digs small holes in forest soil which is usually full of roots...much better than a shovel. 😀

[@onepeachsoda]

And if the cops or park rangers ask about the knife, just say it's a tool for digging holes etc. Never say it's for self defense and we have the charter right to remain silent (in Canada).

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Thank you for that advice! ❤️✌️

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Excellent tip! ❤️

[@stepbeast]

Like this comment if you love this channel

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@user-oo8ei4lj6s]

​@@GoobieAndDoobieI love Jesus Christ more. He is coming soon to judge all nations. May those who don't know Him hurry and make Him your Lord and Saviour while he can still be found.

[@mapleleaf902]

Yes, I pooped in the wilderness and used my trowel. I taught my step kids how to do it . I just showed them in camp how to dig the hole. Off they went, in their own privacy The oddest thing was that they had the biggest smile when they returned to camp: "I did it". They never had camped in their lives

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

You’re a cool stepdad ❤️❤️❤️

[@mapleleaf902]

​@@GoobieAndDoobie Thank you, I am a stepmom.

[@kamiebers5729]

Goobie, You are all Aces, No Spades...😅 No Trace... What a lovely 6 minutes of True Nature. Thank you for you 🌊🐒🌊

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@gameshoes]

Just listening to a guy talking about when he had to poop in the woods. Metal!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@johanna11980]

🤣🤣 Thank you, this was hilarious ... and honestly, I love the authenticity ... we are just human beings, with a heart, mind .. and yes, a body that has needs !! ☺💙

[@thephooliganmovement]

ive been sick in bed for days, this story brought me great joy. thanks goobie!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

I hope you heal up soon ❤️❤️❤️

[@valereehansen4378]

@@thephooliganmovement yeah, I'm here in a hospital bed recovering from a corrected hip socket and a new femore, and won't be able to walk for 3-4 months. This poopy video lifted my spirits and gave me a chuckle.

[@ruthbanon6049]

Listen this isnt rocket science: you can poop outside without digging a hole, especially if you pack it out afterwards. People who hike to places like the snowy parts of the Himalayas do it routinely since they are not allowed to leave it. If you were in the Scouts or boot camp this would not have seemed such a revolutionary proposition.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@BarnMousee]

This reminds me of skits on SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE. 'Mindful thoughts' with Handley. When I needed to I would lay out a plastic bag so open side is up. Poop on/in the bag and dispose of it like dog poop.

[@zuzulkakuka1057]

😂 I can't! He is too smart! Soon, this video will be made into ASMR version, and you all be falling asleep to poop talk. 👍 #shocktactics

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

How did you know 🧐

[@pothi]

😂😂😂😂

[@gdonson4440]

This is starting to sound mental

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Yes ❤️

[@IgorMironov-rq4ye]

Taking a $ht in nature is incredible. Like a true caveman. Returning back to the way it was meant to be.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Ah yes returning to nature and giving back to nature. ❤️

[@IgorMironov-rq4ye]

@@GoobieAndDoobie yes because intimately we are from nature to begin with.

[@oxiigen]

Beautiful Tao story by Winny the Poop.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@andreavanda5402]

😂😂😂

[@slydog7131]

Here's a tip: don't worry about it. Your droppings will be quickly consumed by flies. You can pack out the paper (carry a baggie for this) or burn it. But be careful: fires have been started that way. Now, tell us how you feel when you pee.

[@jenthang]

This was adorable! I found, after lots of pooping in the wild, that the best way to poop comfortably and cleanly is to find what I call a potty log: any old tree lying on the ground that is thick enough that you can easily sit on it, while making sure that your rear end can hang freely over the other side. Then you dig a hole in the ground on that side, sit down, do your business, and then cover it up. This is great for women who need to pee, too, without getting pee in our shoes. If women just need to pee and not poo, this method is great because then after we'll all done, we just need to scoot forward and blot ourselves on the log without the need for toilet paper. (But definitely need toilet paper for poo.)

[@brennanonstad7394]

you had me all the way until the last sentence

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Expert level IQ 300 detected ❤️

[@jenthang]

@@brennanonstad7394 Blotting oneself on the log is only for pee, not poo. You definitely need toilet paper for poo. Toilet paper is made from wood pulp, anyway. A nice dry log is remarkably absorbent after peeing.

[@jenthang]

@@GoobieAndDoobie 😄

[@BlaidTheBard]

Hunter approaches: _sniff sniff_ Physician scat no doubt.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

😂

[@WillS-pl8wg]

I never thought of asmr and pooping would co exist together in harmony.We love you doc,keep doing you.

[@onepeachsoda]

Hi Goobie! I love the ocean background and im about to eat lunch but cant get the poop muffin outta my mind 😕 I've dug a hole once but couldnt go because there was little cover and the wind on my bum felt unfamiliar. Ill remember to dig a bigger hole next time 😂

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Hi Onepeachsoda 👋😄❤️ bon appetit

[@onepeachsoda]

@@GoobieAndDoobie 😂😂😂 laughter is the best medicine

[@ethanmartinez808]

Bruh 🤣

[@Mxxjzz]

I’m cracking up because I’m picturing you doing this as your explaining it 😂😂😂 when you said a centimeter at best 😂😂😂 i wasn’t expecting it

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@Anisophi]

Haha! Another way is to poop on the ground and then dig a hole (next to it) with a big stick. You can ‘roll’ the feces into the hole with the same stick. Large leaves are handy too. 😅 When we hike, we bring wet tissues (baby wipes) and a small plastic sack for garbage (like used wipes) with us. The wet tisses are also great when you’ve got a bit of pee on your hands. 😂

[@Marshman]

I capsized my kayak in the ocean at Cape Kiwanda. I had to poo so bad. I poo’ed in the ocean. You might even say, I was scared sh**less.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Wow I’m glad you survived and can tell the tale of pooping in the ocean! 🌊 💩

[@HelsinkiWalks]

Such a nice story of having a sh*t. Thank you Dr. Goobie!

[@gotsu21]

Of course! That's part of the deal hiking in nature. Always pick a spot with a good view and enjoy the business. 😊

[@Oxycircuit]

Shitting in the wild is unreal especially when you can go swimming afterwards!

[@ethanmartinez808]

I just stumbled upon this channel from that "quitting" video of yours. I know a lot of people would've told you that you're helping them and this is the same. You are doing whatever makes you happy and helping other too in the way. What more could be better than it. Thanks Goobie. Btw I've not seen Doobie yet so imuna scroll through the videos for that. ❤

[@caroldiedericks]

That story was so hilarious. It made my mundane Sunday morning. 😂

[@larkasojourn4849]

First rule of Military Bivouac leave no trace, so they issue entrenchment tool. Foldable, small square for belt.

[@rosewidener1238]

🤍

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Cool 😎❤️

[@wanderinginmymind]

Buy a metal trowel it’s worth the extra weight 😂

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

I did! ❤️

[@bt0theill]

I’ve been pooping wrong my entire life

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

😂 I don’t know if there is a wrong way to poop 💩

[@NoMoreTears4All]

I've never tried to dig a hole to poop in either. Uh oh is right! Oh my!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@sofiadebus697]

😂 Just found your channel, loving it. As well as extraordinary heart and integrity, you are proper funny!! The spacious, wise cadence of your voice, combined with nature sounds is very soothing, healing... Thank you.

[@melissadimoush8196]

Oh my gosh, I laughed sooo hard. Something similar happened to me. I ended up pooping in a bag some of my things were in and had to carry it with me. Aiming is a big issue. 😳

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

😂

[@ETX369]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Truth/but HILARIOUS!!!!!!😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@davidc4408]

Yes as a kid. No choice, miles away from a toilet and used leaves afterwards

[@MB-lc6ql]

The official new sleep meditation for burned out med school students and doctors and everyone else overwhelmed with all the things. This is so simple, so calming. 👏

[@SynMOTO]

Thank you all for you've done and what you'll continue doing. Respects to you. If you need more social support, I am here to listen Also, though you had no plan, maybe an adventure/health KZbin channel with Doobie is your calling! You've got a knack for it!

[@IgorMironov-rq4ye]

You know this video will go Viral. 😂🎉

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Maybe 😊❤️

[@juliel9749]

😂😂 this so funny you made my day. Thank you! The waves are just great lol. I ll be eating a muffin soon. I hope i don t Shoke while eating it 😅..poop muffin 🎉🎉

[@user-ng6kq4tn5q]

😂 too funny. thanks for the laughs!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@LaniJeb96960]

I pooped on the beach before right where the water comes up lol. Didn’t need toilet paper since I was already swimming. it was on an uninhabited island called Jemo in the Marshall Islands. me and some of the men of my men were camping there to hunt traditionally for sea turtles. Don’t worry guys we only got 2 turtles… and we were doing it to feed ourselves not profit. We’ve been doing this for thousands of years and we’re not the reason why sea turtle populations have declined. Blame developed countries for the greed and pollution that’s affecting the decline of our beautiful sea turtle populations. We were also there to clean up the beach so turtles and other sea creatures to get caught in fishing nets/trash and die.

[@sarahmalan8946]

O.K Dr. Goobie, could you PLEASE show more videos of your interactions with sweet Doobie and/or Rosie........they are so Cute and Adorable! Love them! ♥♥♥

[@TheWhelon]

Hi Dr.Goobie, just a video suggestion: pov of you walking hiking trail silently, maybe a go pro on your head? I have been watching silent japan street walks where the person just has a go-pro or camera in their hand and its very relaxing to me, I cant quite go to japan but I can experience a little piece of it through my screen. I think a mountain trekking video would be nice.

[@jaytso1883]

😃😃👍👍👍👏👏👏 It is a very captivating narrative indeed. I'd really enjoyed listening to it. 😄😄😄👍👍👍👍

[@unknowndeoxys00]

Absolutely the same energy as the old "F*ck That meditation." The universe is restoring itself

[@JulieonYoutube]

G.od Bless You Goobie, and Wifie, and Doobie.. and maybe soon to be Newbie! :) ... only an ex MIT Neurosurgeon can do such a video... I believe you did not WAISTE your time! .. G.od Bless You All! :) XOXO

[@user-zk2mk1np2rzlambchopu]

😂😂😂 you are soo funny ❤

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@sonyvalencia]

Is this story about "poop", or am I reading too much into it, it sounds poetic with a deeper meaning.(or maybe it is what it is)

[@JosephWeidinger]

Well it's not the Farting Episode quite yet, but close enough?

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

I’m getting warmed up 💩

[@vvn-hg3ht]

thanks for sharing, it made me laugh, i was having some worries and anxiety, it make it easier for me XD

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@LittleJoe6]

If you poop in Southern Utah please pack it out. It does not decompose in this arid climate.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Thank you. I will plan to pack out poop when I visit Utah 🙏❤️

[@davidc4408]

​@@GoobieAndDoobie😂

[@LittleJoe6]

@@GoobieAndDoobie just some tips and tricks from a local moabite!

[@TrailStrider909]

3rd comment on a great video!!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@valereehansen4378]

WOW.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@Candleflower42-zp3sh]

But if you cover it when it’s above ground someone might step in it would it not be better to leave it to be seen? Course then you have flies etc. The decisions one has to make….:)

[@jpmoench21]

From neurosurgery to poop muffin. Goobie does it all.

[@brianlee4503]

I just love a great poop muffin story at bedtime.

[@HanhNguyen-ei4lz]

🤣

[@BabyStepsMedia]

This made me laugh! Forest pooping is definitely a skill!! 😂

[@XenaTheQuadCamBikah]

I have pooped on the ground. When we were kids we had an off grid camp in the white mountains in NH, no outhouse or anything so we pooped way back behind the camp. I can’t remember if we had a problem digging a hole or not but I do remember leaning on a small tree helped. It was over 50 years ago so my memory isn’t as clear. I can’t believe I’m listening to how you pooped outside haha 🤣 squatting sucks holy Crap a poop muffin, I’m laughing now… you are pure gold Goobie!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Leaning on a tree is a great idea 💡 🌲 thank you xena bikah ❤️

[@MadamHedge]

Goobie, what country or state (if in US) is this beautiful shore?

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Hello friend 👋❤️ this is Washington state coast

[@tracy9610]

I had tears coming out from my eyes and I got a stitch in my side 😂

[@ridealongwithrandy]

When out in the wild, I never thought it about this way ...

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@richardlau2447]

With 347 thousand subscribers, who else can get away with telling this story ? In pursuit and practice of being a surgeon, this is about as free he’s ever been. Maybe in his subconscious level, there is a life philosophical lesson. I have to watch it more times to find out. I left neurosurgery,I’m so happy I couldn’t give a crap.

[@user-jt6hj1nb2f]

I’m waiting for your response about my osteoporosis.Do you have any knowledge about lactate products will take out the calcium from the bone? Thank you!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

I know only a little bit about osteoporosis: as we age we lose some bone density. The rate of loss is dependent on overall health and diet. A diet and lifestyle that helps you heal overall, helps you slow the loss of bone density (see episode 3 of help your body heal). Also, weight bearing and resistance exercise stimulates bone strengthening. I don’t know anything about lactate products. I think it’s best to stick with whole foods and mostly plant based foods ✌️❤️

[@user-jt6hj1nb2f]

Thank you for your response.

[@antoniosaranillo614]

Reminds me of deep thoughts from snl. Can't wait for that fart video.

[@jimdeane3667]

This is an unusual subject, but highly relevant for hiking in the wild. Believe it or not, this is a Biblically required idea in regard to an army. Each soldier in the field, must have a trowel or shovel with them at all times for exactly the purpose that you describe. That a human being relies at all times upon the Creator of everything, to assist them in their tasks and leaving human excrement exposed prevents that assistance. To cover human excrement is considered one of the ways that we keep a place holy. If you are curious to read this for yourself, see the book of Deuteronomy in the Bible, chapter 23:14-15.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Cool. I didn’t know that was in the Bible. Thanks for sharing ✌️❤️

[@GM4ThePeople]

I have not only pooped in the wild, I have borrowed an accountant's camera to film my poop in the wild. I never saw the accountant again. Or that magnificent, majestic, one-of-a-kind wildpoop... o/

[@KM-vc7iy]

Watched your other video but figured you wont read it but just wanted to mention that Dr Macdougal has passed so he should be talked about in the past tense. Its interesting how he being a vegan passed in his 70s and yet Dr Bernstein who follows a low carb high protein diet and a T1 diabetic is still alive at 90. Btw he credits his diet as a major reason(along with meds ofcourse) for being alive.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Thank you 🙏 I learned about Dr McDougall passing away through your comment or someone else’s on the other video. I didn’t know about Dr Bernstein. Thank you for sharing ❤️

[@tanzerfigueroa1894]

Love your videos been following since your first, one. Question does the Dopamine neurons restore or go back to normal if theywere blocked by medication such as paliperidone or similar type of drugs. Trying to understand the healing process

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

That’s a good question. I don’t know the answer. For other receptors like the opioid receptor, there are some permanent changes to the neurons and their connections after heavy opioid use either by medication or heroin. Even many years after being clean from heroin, the ex IV drug user can feel more pain than the average person when an accident happens like a broken bone. I would imagine that something similar happens with dopamine medications in that the neural circuitry can go somewhat back to normal but retains some permanent circuitry changes

[@Candleflower42-zp3sh]

@@GoobieAndDoobieI never knew that. I’m 71 and have been taking tramadol for near30 years. Only take 1.5 pill (75mg) twice daily and I did recently stop for 5 weeks to make sure I wasn’t addicted, but maybe I should just stop it. Broke my femur 4 years ago, very bad break, and pain was sooooooo bad. Wonder if it’s because I’d been on tramadol. Learn something new with every GoobieDoobie video. Btw I miss Doobie, THE most adorable dog.

[@AsparagusX]

Poop muffin!!! LOOOOOOOL!!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

❤️❤️❤️ hi asparagus x!

[@FinancewithXibaobao]

Doctor Goobie how do you advise we clean up the earth from plastics ?

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Stop making more plastics for starters

[@daveogilvie4651]

Lol, smh 😂...If you gotta go, you get it done one way or another!!

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@Lou_Mansfield]

I bring poop bags with me, to pick up my dogs poop, everyday when I walk it. They're cheap and has 100 per roll.

[@Mike-ki7zt]

I doubt my sanity after having sat through this. I can't believe they allowed you to perform brain surgery on anyone.

[@JuneAdams-li9sy]

😂😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@1PikkiNik]

I dropped my phone in my poo 💩 when I did the wild thing 😂. That’s my poo story

[@kristin3484]

lol. Why did I keep listening. Dude you’re supposed to pack out the paper.

[@rogermenendez4052]

Poop is just fertilizer, I don't see why you would be concerned about it. The bacteria, yeast, and fungi will take care of it. The only thing you need to worry about is making sure there's no possibility of someone stepping on it, not cool.

[@wanderinginmymind]

@@rogermenendez4052 and you know disease spread

[@DERISNER]

I wonder if there`s a nice healthy little sapling growing there now🤔

[@jenniferjohnson5640]

Since Im mostly from Colorado, I will tell you, that status quo is to just smash a big rock on top.

[@andreavanda5402]

Poop muffin! 😂 Btw Dr. Goobie. I just watched an interview on a KZbin channel called, Soft White Underbelly, with a man who climbed the Himalayas (and most likely did a lot of poop digging there 😆), went blind, and had to find his way back down by himself. It sounds impossible, but it really happened. He wrote a book called, "Blind Descent: Surviving Alone and Blind on Mount Everest" (by Brian Dickinson). I thought you might like it.

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Wow people are so cool ❤️ thank you

[@SUN-bo2cz]

Thanks for introducing the book, "Blind Decent" @andreavanda5402. I listed on the waiting list (4th) for an audio book at our library because I have difficulties of reading ordinary books due to vision issues.

[@andreavanda5402]

@@SUN-bo2cz Hope you enjoy it. I can't wait to read it.

[@TEM1]

H was a metaphorical character Jason Statham played suppose to be about me told by a group of criminals in Tulsa that were involved in crimes against me and never knew me.

[@tropics8407]

Close enough… 👊

[@wlpc1919]

Try Tandem Trawling. It brings people together like nothing else.

[@sherrillgammon3366]

This is hysterical and I thought I would die laughing because I think every backpacker has been through this. Try peeing as a woman and not getting it all over you or your clothes! The rocks and the Georgia mountains where I hiked won’t allow you to dig even, 5 inches. And then you feel so bad because you haven’t done it properly 🤣.

[@jeffreypeters395]

Cute . . .and true. Poop poetry.

[@heavenbnd]

Soooooo funny...😅

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

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[@TheFrequencyOfGod]

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[@bvbjb]

LOL!!! Perfect!! :)!!!

[@davidemach1613]

Would anyone be listening to this guy if he was not a former medical doctor? His brain has been fried by the stress of his former career and it seems this is his way of coping with ashes he has to work with. Does he offer his viewers anything more than pablum ?

[@jaylee8104]

Is this poop 💩 story from Doobie's point of view😅?

[@Evelynokwa]

African here from uganda grew up in the village where our pit latrines are very really way apart from home so at night young kids fear to go a lone so i would call my dad he takes me to the banana plantation behind the house with a hoe digs a hole and stands some distance away from you to do your poo then cover the hole Funny enough this is how most guava trees grow in our village and passion fruits because they are not digested you poo them

[@kathysutton2631]

🤣🤣🤣so funny. Thks!!!

[@williamppl3624]

Lol

[@prsgrind8794]

That was Kinda Awkward...

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

I am awkward 😐

[@NiceGameInc]

​@@GoobieAndDoobie no, you are such a great role model 😌

[@MadamHedge]

5:17 - 5:30 part of story is the best!

[@anwartaouk1538]

please bro make a part 3 of how to heal your body

[@Yvonne-mc1cp]

😂😂😂❤

[@MattAngiono]

Well 💩.... a 💩 muffin.... 😂

[@BhatAbrar-kj1db]

Hey Goobie , What I noticed is missing still in your Life , I Think Religion. I would Suggest You Learn about 2-3 Religions and More Importantly "I S L A M" , Trust me You'll find Peace ❤✌🏻

[@GoobieAndDoobie]

Thank you friend. I am curious to learn more ❤️❤️❤️

[@BhatAbrar-kj1db]

You're welcome Sir You're Already There You just Gotta knock the door You shall see Benefits waiting for you Thank You for sharing your Experience... Inspirational ❤️And Respect 💯✌🏻

[@pearlyung]

Just poop and cover with leaves

[@nataliyag6028]

Perhaps I don’t get it, but it sounds disgusting 👎