
Did you know that crabs wee through their eyes? That maidenhair moss is so called because Anglo-saxons thought it looked like pubes? That Albanians have 17 different words for moustache? Astound us with your utterly useless and obscure knowledge.
( , Thu 17 Mar 2005, 14:48)
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...are generally fairly clean - the body traps and moves 99%+ of the smoke particles to the outer surface of the lung (a process called pleural drift), or to the lymph nodes. The lung interior stays clean, but these other tissues can get damn dirty. If particle clearance rate begins to drop (98% or less), you are losing your grip on life, and will die soon.
( , Wed 23 Mar 2005, 2:56, Reply)
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