ecksate t1_iu0eun0 wrote on October 27, 2022 at 5:03 PM

Reply to comment by JennaSais in How can the chicks breathe in their shell? by You_Smiled

Spectacular corrections, but one small tidbit that's barely related but does break some reasonable assumptions: human babies, at some point in development, do some amount of breathing, and what they breath in and out is amniotic fluid (just for practice, not for gas exchange.)

Omnizoom t1_iu0s1bx wrote on October 27, 2022 at 6:28 PM

One extra tidbit to add , our lungs are very capable of exchanging oxygen and co2 with a liquid so even amniotic fluid would be able to do a chemical exchange

DJBscout t1_iu22iog wrote on October 27, 2022 at 11:49 PM

So.....why can't I breathe water then? I wanna play fish, damnit.

LandlordakaThe_Super t1_iu2c6rt wrote on October 28, 2022 at 1:03 AM

You have to identify as a fish before you can breathe through the water.

Omnizoom t1_iu2n0jh wrote on October 28, 2022 at 2:25 AM

Because water is a crappy source of oxygen compared to air , but if you were to breathe a oxygen rich fluid that can also absorb co2 then your body will be able to use it