This is not a joke, nor a viral trend either. It’s science that might simply make you giggle at first.
Japanese and US researchers have developed a way that may help people breathe through the rectum, and are calling it “butt breathing.” However, the science-y term is ‘enteral ventilation’–a technique that involves sending oxygen through the rectum and, surprisingly, may one day save human lives.
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And because the term has already caught on with the internet, it’s only valid to dig a little deeper into it.
Interestingly, it has been recently discovered that some aquatic animals are actually capable of breathing through their anus.
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