# Gone Nuts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 11, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362 "2009-10-11T01:15:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362/1 "2009-10-11T01:15:26Z")

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I read something long ago(I think it was Ripley(not a reliable source,I know)) about a civil war soldier that got his scrotum shot off in battle.The sperm covered ball continued it’s journey and struck a woman in the female parts resulting in a pregnancy.  
Is this a true story?

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**Author:** ![Alex\_Dubinsky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dbc845/32.png) [@Alex\_Dubinsky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alex_Dubinsky)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362/2 "2009-10-11T01:22:29Z")

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mythbusters did it.

no. (i mean… the bullet could have done all those things except fertilization. shamelessly being the town whore caused the fertilization.)

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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362/3 "2009-10-11T01:23:12Z")

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[Snopes](http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/bullet.asp) also says no.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362/4 "2009-10-11T01:24:52Z")

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Snopes says [No](http://www.snopes.com/pregnant/bullet.asp).

_Mythbusters_ also did this one.

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**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2009, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gone-nuts/513362/5 "2009-10-11T01:30:50Z")

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Jeez…Ok.Didn’t even think to check out Snopes. Thanks