Researcher says bee sting on penis not as sore as nose after test

A scientist has gained notoriety by having bees sting him for five weeks, to find out where it hurt worse, according to a report.

“If you’re stung in the nose and the penis, you’re going to want more stings to the penis, over the nose –if you’re forced to choose. There’s definitely no crossing of wires of pleasure and pain down there," Michael Smith of Cornell University told the UK's Mirror newspaper.

"It’s painful. Getting stung on the nose is a whole body ­experience. Your body really reacts. You’re sneezing and wheezing and snot is just dribbling out. It’s electric and pulsating."

According to the report, Smith's research was spurred by a bee that flew up his shorts and stung his testicles. Smith was surprised when it didn't hurt as much as he thought it would.

He was so surprised that he set up a study where he forced bees to sting him for five weeks - to find out exactly where it hurt most.

“I originally had the eye on the list, but when I talked to my advisor, he was concerned I might go blind. I wanted to keep my eyes," Smith said.

When asked how this affected his love life, Smith responded, “I’m actually recently single  happily single  which is absolutely nothing to do with this study. I was not worried at all that I would lose any ability down south.”