• Deebster@infosec.pub
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    6 days ago

    Just in case everyone doesn’t already know, urine can provoke jellyfish stingers to release even more venom. Use vinegar or rubbing alcohol instead, or, falling that, seawater.

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      6 days ago

      The damage Friendshas done with this myth is probably on par with Archer and it’s made-up association between having a stroke and smelling toast.

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        Oh did Archer do the toast thing? I heard that way before Archer. Wasn’t it even a Canadian Heritage Moment or something?

        They poked a part of the brain of a conscious patient and she reported smelling burnt toast, and they learned stuff about her strokes.

        I actually thought most people knew the true story and were just joking when they’d say they’re worried about having a stroke when they smell burnt toast.

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      My only source on this is the animated penguin movie Surfs Up starring Shia Labeauf but I believe it’s actually sea urchin stings that urine neutralizes the toxin