# Testicle Wrench **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876 "2009-03-09T21:39:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/1 "2009-03-09T21:39:45Z")
No, I don’t know what a testicle wrench is, either. And no, I wouldn’t want one used on my nards, whatever it is. But for some reason the phrase “testicle wrench” popped into my head the other day and I really liked it. I’ve been looking for a way to use it but the chance hasn’t arisen. Obviously, it’s a great band name. So I decided to Google it. I am pleased to report that “testicle wrench” does return a few valid hits. What do YOU think a testicle wrench is? What does testicle wrench mean to you? What do you think Home Depot would charge for a testicle wrench, or would they rent one to me? ---
**Author:** ![teela\_brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d9b06d/32.png) [@teela\_brown](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/teela_brown)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/2 "2009-03-09T21:49:41Z")
Sounds like one of your less popular sports injuries to me. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/3 "2009-03-09T21:50:23Z")
It makes me think of John Yoo’s memo and the discussion of “approved interrogation techniques.” ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/4 "2009-03-09T22:15:34Z")
Sounds like the Henderson Equine Castrating Device. From [this post](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=10379100&postcount=48). [http://stonemfg.net/images/Henderson-Castration\_Inst.wmv-link.wmv](http://stonemfg.net/images/Henderson-Castration_Inst.wmv-link.wmv) Copy/paste at your own risk. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/5 "2009-03-09T22:18:05Z")
Sort of like what a “groin pull” would be if they were allowed to say “testicle wrench” on television. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/6 "2009-03-09T22:25:04Z")
It’s the “common” term for [testicular torsion](http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/778086-overview) ---
**Author:** ![Sunrazor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/7 "2009-03-09T22:45:54Z")
I was somewhat surprised to find that the testicle is surrounded by a “tunica vaginalis.” There must be no end to inappropriate humor that can derive from that fact. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/8 "2009-03-09T22:50:36Z")
The application depends on whether it’s a left- or right- handed testicle wrench. Don’t even get me started on Whitworth vs. Robertson. ---
**Author:** ![Valgard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/7feea3/32.png) [@Valgard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Valgard)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/9 "2009-03-09T23:37:46Z")
There is an actual tool called a “nipple wrench” and it has nothing to do with anybody’s anatomy I am happy to note. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/10 "2009-03-09T23:48:31Z")
Just hand the man a pair of dykes. (Short for diagonal cutters…you know, for stripping wires) ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 9, 2009, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/11 "2009-03-09T23:49:36Z")
There is also an implement called a **Bung Tool**. It’s what you use to open the bung on liquid-containing 55 gallon drums. [Also called drum/plug/bung wrench/tool.](http://www.nextag.com/drum-wrench/stores-html) If the contents of the drum are flammable, you have to have a brass one. The older style ones were heavier than the newer models. I could never pick one up without thinking ‘blunt instrument’. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/12 "2009-03-10T05:03:21Z")
It’s a really painful injury, at least based on the verb definition of the word wrench. It sounds like something you’d hear on COPS “So, the suspect said he snapped after arguing with his wife resulted in a vicious testical wrench. When he stopped throwing up, he beat the [beep] out of her.” ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/13 "2009-03-10T05:27:10Z")
Sounds like an illegal wrestling move to me. ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/14 "2009-03-10T05:50:16Z")
Well…wrenches are often used to remove nuts, after all… ---
**Author:** ![Dijon\_Warlock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a9a28c/32.png) [@Dijon\_Warlock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dijon_Warlock)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/15 "2009-03-10T05:52:36Z")
(There’s probably an “unscrew” joke in there somewhere that I missed.) ---
**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/16 "2009-03-10T16:36:47Z")
Best. Band name. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/17 "2009-03-10T16:51:07Z")
It’s used to tighten a pinchcock clamp. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/18 "2009-03-10T16:57:16Z")
[Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHKMCrDaHRY) is a PSA about Testicular Torsion. ---
**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/19 "2009-03-10T17:00:51Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > [Here](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHKMCrDaHRY) is a PSA about Testicular Torsion. For that you’d need a Testicular Torsion Wrench. ---
**Author:** ![Unintentionally\_Blank](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unintentionally_blank/32/5418_2.png) [@Unintentionally\_Blank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unintentionally_Blank)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2009, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876/20 "2009-03-10T17:19:20Z")
I find a little vaseline helps with a leaking crapper flapper. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/testicle-wrench/488876.md?page=2)