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Jul 06, 2005 14:49

Hold Your Breath in the Shower or DieDo you breathe while showering? Then you may cause brain damages to yourself, claims scientists. The unusual alarm comes from American scientists, saying that the inhaling of manganese, a substance that appears in the water, may cause damage to your nerve system ( Read more... )

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elfie_samurai July 6 2005, 14:23:51 UTC
*laughs hard* That is beautiful. ^_^

And HUZZAH for A Hat Full of Sky! I love Tiffany.

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femaelstrom27 July 6 2005, 14:51:50 UTC
Only mortals need to breathe, silly. That doesn't include us.

Terry Pratchett rocks. I never read AHFOS, but I loved the Wee Free Men.

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arakasema July 6 2005, 20:21:52 UTC
They're stupid. A human brain can only go without oxegyn for up to 6 minutes. I would die before I got out of the shower! :-(

It makes me a very annoyed Araka, yes it does...*bounces away to listen to more RENT goodness*

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ramblin_rosie July 6 2005, 22:17:34 UTC
Ai... that's the kind of junk science that makes me sorry I got a chemistry degree from an American university. The researchers at my school haven't done anything that stupid, AFAIK, but still....
(This is Rose from PPC, BTW--I'll alert the group soonish. :) )

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erhothwen July 6 2005, 23:05:22 UTC
This made me think about the superstition that you have to hold your breath when you drive/walk by a graveyard so you don't breath in the spirits. I wonder if anybody's ever passed out doing that...

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