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Is smoke inhalation really that deadly? Human beings for centuries gathered around bonfires and campfires. As far as I know, the lungs are designed to filter ou
by TurkishPoptart 4y ago
Is smoke inhalation really that deadly? Human beings for centuries gathered around bonfires and campfires. As far as I know, the lungs are designed to filter out (and you cough out) particulate matter.
- bombcar 4y agoYes. There's a vast difference between "we're near a campfire" (where almost all the smoke and ash goes straight up and disperses over a very large area) and "the entire world is covered in smoke and ash". The first is like walking near a car idling, the second is like living in Mexico City or LA before anti-smog devices were added. Your lungs do work out some of it, but they will eventually get overloaded.