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[-] BlushedPotatoPlayers@sopuli.xyz 64 points 1 month ago

There was a related podcast recently somewhere, the idea was that evolutionary lungs come from guts, so maybe guts would still have some ability to absorb oxygen, which, turns out, they indeed do. This could have some practical uses e.g. in intensive care situations where the patient's lung is useless (extreme COVID), which could give a last resort breathing opportunity while the lungs heal to a usable condition. Furthermore it gives a shitton of opportunity for butt jokes

[-] bluemellophone@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Exactly how would carbon dioxide get exchanged if the lungs are damaged?

[-] bbuez@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Well farts aren't just methane

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