The act of blowing a load across a highway has taken on a completely new meaning after four vats of prized bull semen fell from a bus and shut down an American interstate last week in Nashville, Tennessee.
The wayward canisters containing the cattle sperm were first reported to police at after motorists driving on the downtown Nashville interstate caught a whiff of a foul odour wafting across their vehicles.
Once on the scene, police closed down the off-ramp and called in the fire brigade who investigated the unmarked canisters which had liquid nitrogen vapour pouring out of them.
A Greyhound bus ticket found near the vats alerted emergency crews as to who was responsible for their transportation, and it’s understood the bus carrying the canisters was totally unaware of its lost cargo.
Experts in cattle breeding and artificial insemination estimated that the four canisters were worth up to US$80,000 (B2.4 million).
Once deemed safe, the containers were placed to the side of the road where a Greyhound representative came and put them back on their journey to a breeding facility in Loredo, Texas.
The highway was eventually re-opened to motorists four hours later, much to the amusement of local media outlets who were inundated with calls about the unusual spillage.