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mjlee
on June 13, 2022
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Mammals can breathe through their intestines (2021...
I think the Dutch knew about this back in the late 18th Century -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobacco_smoke_enema
It's where the phrase "blow smoke up your arse" comes from.
martopix
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This isn't related though. The fact that drugs can be absorbed through intestinal mucosa is well known, that's how suppositories work. And it was known in pre-colombian south america too. But here we are talking about oxygen.
alserio
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That wiki page is quite something...
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It's where the phrase "blow smoke up your arse" comes from.