• 50MYT@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    The bite actually doesn’t kill you, it just shuts down your nervous system so you can’t breath.

    People if given cpr immediately (kind of need someone to know it’s what bit you) till it wears off / get on a ventilator will live.

    I remember reading about someone who survived. They got but, and a team started doing cpr. The only issue was his eyes were open the entire time on a hot sunny day. So he was blind after the damage the hot sun did.

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      3 days ago

      It’s not the heavy metal poisom that kills you, it just shuts down your nerve cells from restoring its membrane potsntial.

      It’s not corona that causes you to die from suffocation, it’z just the immun response that results in changes to the mitochondria, powerhouses of the cell, and shortness of breath.

      It’s not the cancer that kills you, it’s the organ failure!

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      4 days ago

      Breathing - famous for being optional for those that would like to live.

      Yes, there have only been around 3 people killed by them (largely because they’re shy, aquatic, and somewhat uncommon), and intervention can be made to stop them from killing you, but they’re one of the most toxic animals on the planet, and are unquestionably deadly.

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      wears off

      I think it is in the duration of hours, rather than minutes before wearing off.

      So yes, a team in rotation is required for CPR, or one triathalon participant.

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      4 days ago

      So what you’re saying is I should take a date to see the blue ring octopus. Then I should get stung and tell them to give me CPR for a few hours or I’ll die.