xkcd #2929: Good and Bad Ideas
xkcd #2929: Good and Bad Ideas
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While it seemed like a fun prank at the time, I realize my prank fire extinguishers full of leaded gasoline were a mistake.
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I was under the impression that bloodletting could in some cases actually be beneficial.
33 0 ReplyYeah, for people with hemochromatosis (too much iron in the blood) the main treatment is still bloodletting.
34 0 ReplyOr go piss off Magneto
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Yeah, it's still practiced. But the whole four humors thing is a bit old hat.
I think there's a few of these misplaced. Heelys>transition lens.
15 0 ReplyAnd also often in such cases, blood donation is suggested instead.
7 0 ReplyHeelys>transition lens.
I dunno, seems kinda unrelated..
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Also leeches are used to help veins heal after reattaching fingers/ears/other dangly bits, which is a form of bloodletting
8 0 ReplyYeah it can reduce PFAS levels in your system. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2790905
Though better to just donate that blood than let it go to waste.
7 0 ReplyDidn't Paul McCartney write a song about blood letting?
🎵if this ever-changing world in which we're living makes you give in to need... Live and let bleed!🎵
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