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I wish paywalled articles were banned from HN. Just because I can bypass it does not mean it’s worth the effort.
You could consider buying a subscription? I often see links on HN from places I subscribe to, so maybe the people who are voting are actually reading these articles and want to share and discuss them with the rest of the community?
The privilege here is real.
We've been ventilating rats with anal perfluorocarbons for years now and all we've really learned is that ten percent of them seem to like it.
The rectum is an interesting place. You can apparently also absorb water there, if you are severely dehydrated and unable to hold anything down (eg seasick). All you need, the saying goes, is a funnel and a friend.. full disclosure: I've not tried that!
The rectum is an interesting place. You can apparently also absorb water there, if you are severely dehydrated and unable to hold anything down (eg seasick). All you need, the saying goes, is a funnel and a friend.. full disclosure: I've not tried that!
Archive.org link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210514233706/https://www.econo... This article reminded me of the bizarre source of the expression to "Blow smoke up your arse": http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/05/origin-expre...
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I confess my first thought was mixing oxygen in a methane environment inside the body isn't ideal. And this isn't a joke..... for example, cyclopropane is an excellent anaesthetic gas but no longer used due to the explosion risk. I believe (?) there was a case of a patients throat catching fire on the operating table. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inhalational_anesthetic#Gases
If my choice is between definitely dying of boring old hypoxia and maybe dying in a cool explosion I know which one I'm picking. But to be serious it's risk management and if the patient is definitely going to die of low oxygen then the patient having a risk of dying another way is still a lower risk.
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Wouldn’t the water seek isotonic equilibrium by moving to the side of the membrane with higher salt concentration? I don’t think that would work in your body’s favor.
Depends on which ocean you find yourself stranded. In the Mediterranean, don't even think about it. The Baltic sea, on the other hand, seems to be quite aenema-friendly. [Annual mean sea surface salinity for the World Ocean] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinity#/media/File:WOA09_sea...
The limit for safe drinking water is 1000 ppm.
The salinity of blood is about 9000 ppm.
Drinking it from either end isn't advisable because the osmotic gradient wouldn't transport water it in very fast. It would be safe-ish but not hydrating.
Archive.org link: https://web.archive.org/web/20210514233706/https://www.econo... This article reminded me of the bizarre source of the expression to "Blow smoke up your arse": http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2014/05/origin-expre...
The rectum is an interesting place. You can apparently also absorb water there, if you are severely dehydrated and unable to hold anything down (eg seasick). All you need, the saying goes, is a funnel and a friend.. full disclosure: I've not tried that!
Works for alcohol too; keyword "butt chug". Can result in alcohol poisoning if you dose too much.