12 September 2010

Body beautiful?

Gross body facts.

1. When Eskimo babies have colds, their mothers suck the snot out of their noses.

2. The longest recorded projectile vomit is 8.2 metres. I wonder what he ate.

3. If you are right-handed you will sweat more from under your left arm. If you are left-handed, you will sweat more from under your right arm. (Maybe consider buying some Rexona.)

4. Ear wax naturally dries up and forms tiny little balls that drop out when you yawn, chew, or swallow.

5. Speaking of ear wax, your ears secrete more earwax when you are afraid than when you aren’t.

6. The world's greatest contemporary farter is said to be an eleven-year-old who farted 217 times in five minutes on a radio call-in show.

7. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades.

8. So, if your body's natural defenses failed, the bacteria in your gut would consume you within 48 hours, literally eating you from the inside out.

9. If your head gets chopped off your brain still functions for 15 seconds.

10. Over your lifetime you will produce enough spit to fill a swimming pool.

Image: Roland Darby

1 comment:

  1. In response to question 7. The acid in your stomach is strong enough to dissolve razorblades. It is also strong enough to disolve your bones in under 1 hour :) Awesome stuff eh? :P

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