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It has a budget of $ 1 million, thousands of viewers and even bets. But instead of boxers or running horses, two sperm samples will face on a microscopic runway-at the “weird and funniest event you ever found”.
For the first time in the world, a race of sperm – which measure about 0.05 mm in length.
The unusual proof will take place at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on April 25th.
The startup behind the idea, created a running track that mimics the reproductive system, copying “chemical symbols, fluid dynamics and synchronized matches ”.
Spectators will be able to observe the sperm movement through High Resolution Chambersand the “winner” of the race will be the first sperm to cross the finish line, says the.
Although the event can raise some eyebrows, it’s not just a viral idea for the internet to laugh – it’s much more important, and there is a warning message behind the race – the.
“A sperm run It’s not a joke“, he writes Eric Zhuone of the founders of the startup in yours. “THE male fertility is decreasing… And a lot. It is happening silently, constantlyand no one is talking about it. ”
Also, notes ZHU, “A sperm motility – The speed with which sperm moving – is an important factor in fertility. It is measurable, traceable and, such as running a race or raising a peso, is something that can effectively to improve“.
“But no one has turned him into something people worry about. So we do it,” concludes the manifesto of Sperm Racing.
The race will involve two competitors, two samples and a microscopic line of arrival. Will unfold throughout a distance of 20 centimeters.
Sperm swim at an average speed of 5mm per minute and reach the egg of 15 to 45 minutes after ejaculation. If sperm swam in a relatively straight line, the race It can last about 40 minutes.
Representation of the microscopic sperm tracks that will be built for the world’s first sperm races
Like Premier League’s football games, the event will be broadcast live, with comments, statistics, instant repetitions and classification tables. It will be “o weird and funniest event you have ever seen“.
According to Traed, online agency that publishes news about risk capital and other investments, the startup raised recently 1 million dollars (about 880 thousand euros) for your sperm race.
“Sperm races are not just sperm races,” reads the startup manifesto. “It’s about transform health into a competition. Health is a race and Everyone deserves an opportunity on the starting line“.
A healthy adult man usually releases between 40 and 300 million of sperm by ejaculation, with an average of about 200 million.
In Portugal, it is estimated that the Infertility affects about 300 thousand couples; Half of the cases are male infertility. However, identification of the cause of male infertility is not possible in approximately 30% of cases – so -called male infertility.
