What If You Swallowed a Hornet?

It's a hot summer day. You're enjoying a picnic, and you take a swig of your drink. What's that in your mouth? It's a hornet. And you accidentally swallowed it. How painful is a hornet's sting? What happens if you're allergic to its venom? Could it lead to anaphylactic shock? And could the hornet sting you in your stomach? There are plenty of bugs and insects that can bite or sting us. And hornets might be one that you fear the most. How does acetylcholine determine how powerful the venom is?
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The man who is eating the things eww I am so sacred I have he is like eating a cake

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[@Rimm10]

*Me swallows a hornet* My mother: well, maybe you would've been not in pain if you weren't using the damn phone.

[@ociked]

This made me spit my tea out

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Your what?

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True af

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[@richard0934]

Did i really Care? Not really but i watched it anyways

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[@IKEMENOsakaman]

I remember watching a guy eating a hornet and having a swollen up tongue and lips on "shot on iPhone meme" by "Linda H."

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Bear Grylls is crazy

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Crazier then the joker?

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Ever seen bear Grylls , Man vs Wild ?

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You mean grizzly?

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Best during lockdown😃

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Same

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Me

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KZbin always been my best friend

[@APT0905]

HELL YEHA

[@aeon-pingxpong4842]

The guy at the start of the video once missed two days of school, now we call it a weekend.

[@yeaitsme6471]

I don't get it but

[@MonkeyDLuffy-rr3wl]

Actually, this is how my mother met with the father of my sister... A hornet was swallowed by him, he was sent into the hospital, my mom was a nursing student (16), the man was 28, my mom hit on him, because his legs were muscular and boom, 3 years later my half-sister was born.

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wow

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damn

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Damn bro don't spoil me on one piece

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That intro 😳

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Imao

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Idk where it's from tho

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@be the genius i think so

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[@kaydenroker2614]

This is one of my biggest fears in life

[@Nightmare-oi1il]

same

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Really ?

[@adrianhousego99]

I love how they used coyote petersons videos

[@elijahsmall5873]

Yeah. Lol

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"Turn up that dial to 11" that is basically Android 11

[@kronolith8556]

Me: *reads title* Also me: *coughs and clears throat uncomfortably*

[@matthewmann8969]

A live one must feel stingy, spicy, sour, and allergy prone all at once

[@Mario-ll2vd]

You become Hornetman!

[@samuelhrabcak855]

0:02 This guy deserves Darwin award

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2:03 scared it so badly that you made it squirt itself.

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Know you guys since 400k u guys grow so quick!

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“ my names coyote peterson and I’m bouta be in the launch zone with... a nuclear bomb....”

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Hornets release more venom per sting than any other stinging insect. 👍

[@Samurai78420]

False. The Harvester Ant does.

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Number 1:did any one ask

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4:07 omg that picture

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Well, ask Tom. He knows already. :D Yeah Tom and Jerry: moment Tom is under water with pipe in mouth.

[@DrippedFish]

Why am I so addicted to watch the things that won’t happen to me?

[@winter9479]

That dude eating Hornets in the beginning acting like its normal

[@mrfinlay7516]

Deserve more views amazing vid with good facts

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Hey everyone! :D I hope you stay safe and have a nice day, God bless you!

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Thank you :)

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The difference: Bee stings: 1 time Wasp stings: infinite times

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The first clip traumatized me. No kidding......

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Vsauce

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My instant thought was "you get swollen to a balloon"

[@cauliflower7187]

how to distinguish between hornets and wasps by sound is this hornet? -wasp is this a drone? -hornet

[@Formerly_The_Poke_Pals]

Some Ideas For Another Video: What If You Were Swallowed By A Whale? What If We Didn’t Invent School? What If We Didn’t Have Teeth? What If You Swallowed The Worlds Most Venomous Spider? And What If The Dinosaurs Came Back?

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Everyone: watching the video Me: aye. Yo thats Coyote petersons video

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U already killed my eyes at the beginning of the video

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If a hornet stung you in your stomach. You’d be seeing doctors. Literally

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Anybody else remember that Tom & Jerry episode? I almost died laughing when tom ended up with the swarm of extremely angry bees in his mouth 😂. I don't think i've ever laughed as hard as that afternoon where i first watched it.

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Yess that episode was funny 😂😂

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me in summer trying to get to school with a bike

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I feel bad for that guy at the beginning

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What if scientists genetically modified all animals so they can talk like humans?

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4:31: the hornet is like. " boo'

[@spinmusicstudiosofficial]

The intro: a man eating a hornet Me: *EWWW*

[@astronics]

Gross*

[@Raddixe]

The fact that the guy in the intro actually ate them

[@TheYveltamate]

when i was a kid at camp i saw a hornet crawling up the counselors shorts

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Best youtuber since 2 years I am watching had seen all videos very nice.

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Ow that hurts😵😵

[@AlanWdrums]

The people who ate hornets literally looked like Donald the duck lol

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0:05 Me: **watch’s clip **0:05**** Me 2s later: OH MUSHROOM STICKS-

[@cryonical2766]

I have apiphobia and this video genuinely terrified me, especially the intro

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0:06 WHAT ARE YOU DOING

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[@WhatIfScienceShow]

Thanks for stopping by. 🙂

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Thanku sir 🙂🙂

[@ChelseaAkame]

Frog eating it without any trouble 🐸

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Damn I love this channel so much

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

The amount of “sting zones” here is satisfying

[@madjunir]

This is why a Frog can swallow a Hornet without difficulties. Since they're like 70% Stomach and 30% mouth. Once in the stomach there's not much a Hornet or most creatures can do

[@nothingbutscience5635]

You are a great inspiration for my channel and me.......

[@b.namita]

My fear list 1. Bees 2. Cockroach 3. Spider And you hit my greatest fear !!!

[@benmcreynolds8581]

I have had that happen when I took a drink of my soda, I didn't know it was inside the can , luckily I'm not allergic to them, but my lip swole up a ton.

[@Skovsgaard96]

Me: I wonder what happens if i swallow a Hornet... What if: You mean being swallowed by a hippo alive

[@Bigfoot_With_Internet_Access]

Well first of all, I wouldn't because we bigfoots aren't stupid

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Guy in intro: im poor so i eat bugs

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What If You Swallowed A Hornet? Chinese : 🤤😋😙👌

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My girlfriend: I’m pregnant and you’re the father Me: Prove it The baby: 4:07

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0:02 "Does it taste good?"

[@pradhanh1641]

If I swallowed a Hornet.... I would keep telling myself the Hornet is a paid actor..... Either till I get stung in stomach, or till it dies...

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What if in 2100- what happens when you marry an alien

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Thanks for everyone for supporting...you guys are most supportive person I have ever had....love you all...

[@fredhuang6436]

Me: living a perfectly normal day KZbin:

[@TheAvsouto]

Luckly there are only one type of hornet in my country. And they do not like to live in cities

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I FELL uncoftable after WACHING this video

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0:05 when you dont want to wait for the honey

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Then we would have hornet corona virus 😂😂😂

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First clip 🤮 He proves the statement nothing is impossible 😂

[@KayitsSeray]

Ikr

[@susmitghosh2433]

I kinda filter my drinks with my teeth( as it passes through the gaps in my teeth) while drinking it.

[@Amphin]

What if UY Scuti met a black hole.

[@MckoyBeatboxTutorials]

Oh my f*ing goodness. The intro. What in the actual f*ing f!!! 😱

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First one killed me😂

[@Angel_Donoghue]

My concentration is this video When will I ever need it.

[@schwozluv8364]

Hornets in general are any dudes worst nightmare.

[@isbryanflyingordying2202]

I’m honestly terrified of hornets wasp and yellow jackets

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What if we built a huge habitable orbital ring station that rotate earth like saturn

[@candermannn]

*My life is ruined and I am always going to check if a yellow and black bug is a hornet*

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I'm coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild.

[@unlox4917]

This guy really is built differently with a weird thinking, Lol

[@prashantnegi007]

4:46 what if this guy starts drinking the oceans.

[@sheepwolf2004]

if a hornet went into my mouth, i would have a serious spit fit. PAHTOOIEY! SPITTOOH!

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0:29 THE IMMORTAL MAN CHANNEL

[@L.I.G.H.T.]

Ahhh the intro!!!

[@CHASEAAAA]

video idea; what if hornets were as big as people

[@absolutebinlid4994]

Start: Man eating 1000+ hornets Nobody: THE START IS SO DISTURBING

[@vipulpawar9788]

Hornet sting = 100 ants biting at the same time