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> The team recruited 27 healthy adult men in Japan, each of whom received a dose of non-oxygenated perfluorodecalin via the anus. They were asked to retain the
by themafia 1y ago
> The team recruited 27 healthy adult men in Japan, each of whom received a dose of non-oxygenated perfluorodecalin via the anus. They were asked to retain the liquid for a full hour as the dosage slowly increased from 25 to 1,500 mL. Twenty of the men successfully completed the experiment.
7 of them went home and never spoke of it again.
- weird-eye-issue 1y agoThat's a lot of liquid to retain, it would feel very weird
- stronglikedan 1y agoBut it would feel amazing upon release
- qgin 1y ago[flagged]
- brk 1y agoThey were simultaneously filming for a TV game show.
- 0cf8612b2e1e 1y agoOnly half knew it was a game show. The others did not want to rock the boat.
- deleted 1y ago[deleted]
- weird-eye-issue 1y agoBecause the researchers are Japanese? Sorry but what kind of question is this?
- fishmicrowaver 1y ago[flagged]
- qgin 1y agoThe article describes the researchers and research as being based at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. That’s the reason for the question.
- weird-eye-issue 1y agoGood then you read this part too? "...co-author Takanori Takebe of Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and the University of Osaka"
- qgin 1y agoThat's the story then. Apologies for missing that.
- highfrequencyy 1y agoHow did they advertise this experiment?
- flowerthoughts 1y agoPlease, quiet down. Thank you all, for accepting my personal invitation and coming tonight. As you can see, there is only a carrot in front of you, but that is not to say that this dinner will be uneventfull or unfulfilling. On the contrary, I believe. In fact, I hope you will accept my humble request that we let our mouths be free for candid conversation, and the colon for breathing. It will be an evening like none you have ever seen, I assure you, my dear medical students.