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I wonder what it would take to get us to the point where we can oxygenate sufficiently without needing to use our lungs at all. Tons of applications there.

• intricatedetail 5y ago
  What would you replace the lungs with? The space could probably fit a battery and M1 Mac.
  • wbc 5y ago
    arc reactor
  • harveywi 5y ago
    You would need to replace them with something that could effectively replace the rectum.
• nradov 5y ago
  That already exists. Surgeons have been using cardiopulmonary bypass machines for years.
• pontifier 5y ago
  I think something along these lines might be possible in the far future. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_bacteria https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_bacteria Imagine using a battery and a small wire to directly enable respiration at the cellular level rather than using oxygen at all. I can see this greatly facilitating a host of activities on other planets or in space.