Surprise photo on mainstream site.

I was really surprised to come across this photo on a mainstream site. The buttocks in the background is blurry and may be fake, but the sight of this well lubricated thermometer seems more appropriate for a porn site then a science library.

http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/706449/view

A classic rectal thermometer dripping with K-Y jelly. Been there, done that-got that, many times! -Ruth-Ann

I don't know about you but I think we should see a lot more about rectal temperatures in the mainstream media. I'd even read the ads if they were for a new brand of rectal thermometer. Well...a guy can dream can't he?

I'm glad to see such an image. Intelligent photo work to blur the buttocks (I think possibly real, but...) and show the liberally lubricated thermometer. What might have possibly made the image more interesting or titillating, in my opinion, would have been to have shown a pair of simple white cotton women's panties or a man's white cotton briefs. With the out of focus buttocks, it'd be hard to tell, but good for piquing one's interest. I don't think that such an image necessarily conjures up pornography. The practice, though probably not as often done with this type of thermometer (mercury concerns), I'm sure is still done using digital or electronic probe thermometers, and I cede that many caregivers might opt not to go that route for a reading, but I'd be very surprised to hear a caregiver allege it is pornographic or in that realm. Are there themes with images like this that fall into that category? yes, but I don't think this image does. Just my thoughts.

I looked up the link from where this image came, and yes, in Sciencephotolibrary, this image is there, so it has some validity to not necessarily be classified as something pornographic.

Funny how the text on that page says rectal temps "have fallen out of favor"....they haven't been to this site!!!

It didn't say rectal temps have fallen out of favor, I think they were referring to glass thermometers.

It didn't say rectal temps have fallen out of favor, I think they were referring to glass thermometers.

It does say "as well as the rectal method have fallen out of favor" It is referring to both Glass mercury and Rectal Method as falling out of favor. However the qualifying statement that it is due to safety and environmental reasons does seem to be pointed at the glass mercury. There are no safety and environmental issues with rectal temperatures. There are other reasons the rectal method has fallen out of favor.

Now that many of us have seen the picture, I wanted to conduct an unscientific poll.

Q. Do you think the picture of the blurry bottom in the background is male or female?

There are a few other interesting photos on that site. This one for example: http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/295852/view

Or that one http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/432590/view 😄

Rt190-good question! I think had said patient been attired in lowered underwear such as men's briefs or women's panties, perhaps patterned or highly colored, we might know...that is IF the blurried bottom is a real person (which I think it is); or there are some great fabricators out there of the human buttocks!

Or that one http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/432590/view 😄

A mobile phone in the rectum? Wow. Talk about crappy reception.

I know GROAN! but come on, if you are going to shove things up your ass there are better things than mobile phones.

The photo brings with it warm memories!

Perhaps the guy with the phone in his rectum was butt dialing someone. 😃

Or perhaps just had a bum connection

Maybe it's a dropped call?

I had to buy a new phone. The warranty wouldn't cover it.

I noticed in the other pictures how they continue the male non-privacy, female privacy attitude. They have actual photos of male parts but drawings of female parts and not even explicit ones at that.

That’s a pretty revealing picture of a girls asshole getting some warts frozen off!

Or, maybe she was “cold calling” with a cell phone up her behind!