Comments on: Beware the Dangers of Oxygen http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen A collection of Damn Interesting things Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: dini95 http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-23706 dini95 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:20:11 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-23706 SAVE THE WHALES!!!! I like whales...... 89th!!! SAVE THE WHALES!!!! I like whales……

89th!!!

]]> By: Mirage_GSM http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-23204 Mirage_GSM Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:52:51 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-23204 So, this artivle being more than a year old now, does anyone know if there are any new developments on the topic? The Newsweek link doesn't work anymore, and I wasn't able to find anything else on the net. So was this a faulty experiment that was published prematurely, or is the matter still under investigation? So, this artivle being more than a year old now, does anyone know if there are any new developments on the topic?
The Newsweek link doesn’t work anymore, and I wasn’t able to find anything else on the net.
So was this a faulty experiment that was published prematurely, or is the matter still under investigation?

]]> By: DontPanic http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-21704 DontPanic Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:14:01 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-21704 [quote]Brownlee said: " So next time someone cries out about 'saving the whales' and such, think this: in the overall sense, what does it matter if a few species die off. It's called natural selection, survival of the fittest. " SAVE THE WHALES! [quote]Brownlee said: ” So next time someone cries out about ’saving the whales’ and such, think this: in the overall sense, what does it matter if a few species die off. It’s called natural selection, survival of the fittest. ”

SAVE THE WHALES!

]]> By: Brownlee http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-21536 Brownlee Fri, 23 May 2008 04:48:40 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-21536 In reply to Tink and all of the others who are ranting about the enviroment: Think about this; the survival of species is very fickle. According to Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, the commonly accepted estimate is that the earth has produced about 30 billion species [it has been put as high as 4 trillion by some sources]. If I remember right, about 99.99% of all species are extinct. So next time someone cries out about 'saving the whales' and such, think this: in the overall sense, what does it matter if a few species die off. It's called natural selection, survival of the fittest. Cheers ~Brownlee In reply to Tink and all of the others who are ranting about the enviroment:
Think about this; the survival of species is very fickle. According to Bill Bryson, author of A Short History of Nearly Everything, the commonly accepted estimate is that the earth has produced about 30 billion species [it has been put as high as 4 trillion by some sources]. If I remember right, about 99.99% of all species are extinct. So next time someone cries out about ’saving the whales’ and such, think this: in the overall sense, what does it matter if a few species die off. It’s called natural selection, survival of the fittest.

Cheers ~Brownlee

]]> By: Alx_xlA http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-19682 Alx_xlA Sun, 27 Jan 2008 03:47:55 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-19682 [quote]Dr. Evil said: "oh and i feel sorry for all here who rely on oxygen...i am happy enuff living off nitrogen..."[/quote] Nitrogen is for weenies. Give me acid dichloride [quote]ukskyman said: "Re: the rest of the article, it seems the old saying is true - your not dead until your warm and dead!"[/quote] Isn't the saying, "No one should be cold and dead until they are warm and dead?" [quote]Nicki the Heinous said: "Are the people who climb Mount Everest using pure oxygen? If so, it would explain why so many people succumb to the altitude sickness and die. Perhaps an innovation for easier breathing for mountain climbers is on the way?"[/quote] Actually, altitude sickness is caused by not getting enough oxygen as a result of the reduced atmospheric pressure at high altitude. [quote]kwiksand said: ""lol", I was wondering who was going to be the first point out the bleeding obvious!"[/quote] I just assumed that no one pointed it out because no one thought they needed to. [quote]Claudia said: "Hang on, isn't there an obvious point that has been missed? What about the BRAIN? If a patient is clinically dead, won't many brain cells die and parts of the brain be irreversibly damaged, due to lack of circulation when the heart stops?"[/quote] They aren't really going to die THAT quickly, and anyway, what's a few million neurons (or croutons) when I've got a billion more to spare? [quote]Dr. Evil said: “oh and i feel sorry for all here who rely on oxygen…i am happy enuff living off nitrogen…”[/quote]

Nitrogen is for weenies. Give me acid dichloride

[quote]ukskyman said: “Re: the rest of the article, it seems the old saying is true – your not dead until your warm and dead!”[/quote]

Isn’t the saying, “No one should be cold and dead until they are warm and dead?”

[quote]Nicki the Heinous said: “Are the people who climb Mount Everest using pure oxygen? If so, it would explain why so many people succumb to the altitude sickness and die. Perhaps an innovation for easier breathing for mountain climbers is on the way?”[/quote]

Actually, altitude sickness is caused by not getting enough oxygen as a result of the reduced atmospheric pressure at high altitude.

[quote]kwiksand said: “”lol”, I was wondering who was going to be the first point out the bleeding obvious!”[/quote]

I just assumed that no one pointed it out because no one thought they needed to.

[quote]Claudia said: “Hang on, isn’t there an obvious point that has been missed? What about the BRAIN? If a patient is clinically dead, won’t many brain cells die and parts of the brain be irreversibly damaged, due to lack of circulation when the heart stops?”[/quote]

They aren’t really going to die THAT quickly, and anyway, what’s a few million neurons (or croutons) when I’ve got a billion more to spare?

]]> By: Claudia http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-19336 Claudia Thu, 10 Jan 2008 13:42:25 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-19336 And... 84th!!! And… 84th!!!

]]> By: Claudia http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-19327 Claudia Wed, 09 Jan 2008 13:57:51 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-19327 Hang on, isn't there an obvious point that has been missed? What about the BRAIN? If a patient is clinically dead, won't many brain cells die and parts of the brain be irreversibly damaged, due to lack of circulation when the heart stops? Other organs can work all they want, but if a person is brain dead, that's pretty useless, or do I have a completely mistaken concept on how the body works? Hang on, isn’t there an obvious point that has been missed? What about the BRAIN? If a patient is clinically dead, won’t many brain cells die and parts of the brain be irreversibly damaged, due to lack of circulation when the heart stops? Other organs can work all they want, but if a person is brain dead, that’s pretty useless, or do I have a completely mistaken concept on how the body works?

]]> By: Yardvark http://www.damninteresting.com/beware-the-dangers-of-oxygen#comment-19181 Yardvark Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:51:30 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=860#comment-19181 [quote]ti83 said: "This post is from a Christian, but let's not argue over religion I mean, could you really get to heaven then be pulled back? Next to heaven, I'm sure this Earth would be Hell. So a person coming back would hate it. That's a dumb question, really. I mean, I'm sure the God I believe in can figure it out–but it is an interesting question (It also raises interesting questions about people raised from the dead in the Bible, like Lazarus. Wouldn't he hate being back? I can just imagine him saying, "aw man, why'd you raise me from the dead, I was in heaven?!")."[/quote] Just FYI, these are protestant notions and as such, are incorrect. Most people aren't going to heaven but most of those who do will go to purgatory first. Just so you know. [quote]ti83 said: “This post is from a Christian, but let’s not argue over religion I mean, could you really get to heaven then be pulled back? Next to heaven, I’m sure this Earth would be Hell. So a person coming back would hate it.

That’s a dumb question, really. I mean, I’m sure the God I believe in can figure it out–but it is an interesting question (It also raises interesting questions about people raised from the dead in the Bible, like Lazarus. Wouldn’t he hate being back? I can just imagine him saying, “aw man, why’d you raise me from the dead, I was in heaven?!”).”[/quote]

Just FYI, these are protestant notions and as such, are incorrect. Most people aren’t going to heaven but most of those who do will go to purgatory first. Just so you know.

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