Geek_Nan
Geek_Nan OP t1_j9aaho0 wrote
Reply to comment by Unlikely_Camera_9584 in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan
Agreed. I was thinking The. And confused by the random o … divine makes way more sense
Geek_Nan OP t1_j98zu71 wrote
Reply to comment by TheonuclearPyrophyte in TIL: If you cut 2 different sponges up, disaggregate them (push them through a sieve), and mix the 2 cell-slurries together - the sponge cells reassociate with their own cells, but not cells of the other species. This is being studied to understand tissue repair and transplant rejection. by Geek_Nan
Ok. Gotta comment on your username… nuclear fire (pyro) plant (phyte)… that is impressively badass.
Geek_Nan OP t1_iugnp3w wrote
Reply to comment by shesewsandspeaks in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan
I love this so much!!
Geek_Nan OP t1_iuet8s8 wrote
Reply to comment by Brilliant_Jewel1924 in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan
Optometrists used to use atropine for eye dilations. And the name “belladonna” means pretty lady in Italian. Women used to take small doses to dilate their eyes because it was considered alluring ….
https://meghanmastersonauthor.com/bad-decisions-history-featuring-belladonna/
Geek_Nan OP t1_iueias4 wrote
Reply to comment by Gemmabeta in TIL: Asthmador was an asthma treatment in the US in the 1950s. It was made up of 3 toxic/hallucinogenic compounds belladonna (atropine), stramonium (nightshade/jimson weed), and potassium perchlorate (oxidant commonly used in fireworks). One common delivery method for Asthmador - cigarettes! by Geek_Nan
Isn't scopolamine the Angel's trumpet stuff that makes people highly suggestible? (also motion sickness patches)
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Geek_Nan OP t1_ja7mi0p wrote
Reply to comment by nicky7 in TIL: The concept of steganography which is the hiding of messages in plain sight. For example, Phyllis Latour Doyle (British spy) parachuted into France to spy on Nazis before D-day. She used knitting to record messages. by Geek_Nan
I think Morse code in knits and purls is a pretty on-point example …. And the needlework on silk strips