Benzocaine, a local anaesthetic used in a number of over-the-counter remedies such as cough drops (and also used in the lubrication for certain types of condom, as it desensitises the nerve endings in the penis and therefore, in theory, helps prevent premature ejaculation) is one of the major substances employed by abalone farmers. It is difficult to shift your adult abalone because of his tenacious grip on the rock beneath him, so you give him a bit of Benzocaine and his huge muscular foot relaxes enough for you to move him around the aquaculture tank.
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