Scientists Invent Particles That Will Let You Live Without Breathing

[ethiostar]

About freaking time. I've been looking for an alternative for years now. I hate breathing on my own.

[dexternjack]

Originally Posted by jobberone

Liquid oxygen is pretty cold man. That was a fluid supersaturated with oxygen. You'd have to have a way to remove CO2 from the fluid and also keep it oxygenated.

First I've heard of this but this sounds like a big deal.

Aye, I didn't mean pure liq oxygen, just the part where he was breathing a liquid with oxy in it. Looked really cool in that movie though

[Hoofbite]

Originally Posted by Sam I Am

You can't expel carbon dioxide if you're not breathing. That is the point of injecting someone with this stuff. So they can get oxygen when they're not breathing.

When I first read the title, I was thinking this is perfect for SCUBA diving, though I suppose it would no longer be called SCUBA if you didn't have to breath while diving.

So long as the airway was open, there might a little movement out of the lungs.

For the short term however, given adequate blood pressure the kidneys would likely excrete enough bicarbonate to keep things in check.

Carbon dioxide and water form carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate and a hydrogen ion. Bicarbonate gets filtered out by the kidneys turning your pee more alkaline.

[speedkilz88]

So where is the disclaimer that it will be an additional ten years before it comes to market?

[5Stars]

Originally Posted by speedkilz88

So where is the disclaimer that it will be an additional ten years before it comes to market?

And, the disclaimer that when introduced to the bloodstream may cause complications including;

Diarrhea
Swelling of the scrotum
Nose bleeds
Purple skin blotches
Headache
Liver failure
Lung contusions
Toe Jam
An erection that last longer than 4 hours.

[Hostile]

I was joking.

[danielofthesaints]

Originally Posted by rkell87

thanks for this.


as for the chest compression, why would you need the 2 breaths after if the blood gets oxygenated artificially? My thought is that once the CO2 is expelled the lungs sit empty until filled with CO2 again

No problem man. And yes, I forgot about the whole reason of this thread Since the blood is artificially oxygenated, there would be no need.

Originally Posted by Hoofbite

So long as the airway was open, there might a little movement out of the lungs.

For the short term however, given adequate blood pressure the kidneys would likely excrete enough bicarbonate to keep things in check.

Carbon dioxide and water form carbonic acid which dissociates into bicarbonate and a hydrogen ion. Bicarbonate gets filtered out by the kidneys turning your pee more alkaline.

I also thought that cerebrospinal fluid was involved in this process as well. I never knew the kidneys had a part in it. I always thought CO2 diffused from the blood to the cerebrospinal fluid where it reacted with water to make H2CO3 and then H2CO3 dissociated into a hydrogen ion and bicarbonate. However, it does make sense that the bicarbonate would need to be excreted, so I can see the kidneys could come into play.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by dexternjack

Aye, I didn't mean pure liq oxygen, just the part where he was breathing a liquid with oxy in it. Looked really cool in that movie though

It was real kool. Hence, the Academy Award it got for Best Visual Effects.

[jobberone]

You can't get rid of enough CO2 to matter other than the lungs.

[ROUSH8692]

Ha

Now I have seen it all on here. Not only do all of you think you are smart enough to run the Cowboys....... Now you guys are all microbiologists and scientists too.....

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by ROUSH8692

Ha

Now I have seen it all on here. Not only do all of you think you are smart enough to run the Cowboys....... Now you guys are all microbiologists and scientists too.....

Maybe.

[jubal]

The first thing I thought of is how would it help in a bike race,like the tour of France?