Welcome Class, to Room 666...Again

[X-Chick]

My little cousin died yesterday. He was 16. We grew up together, we always said we were more like siblings than cousins. I miss him.

 

[T]

I'm so sorry to hear that, Megan. I've lost a couple of extended family members recently but nobody that young, I can't imagine what it must be like.

 

[The Spawn]

What was the cause of death if you don't mind my asking?

 

[Eggyman]

Ever lost anyone you loved?

Yeah. My father died getting on for six years ago. We were all sat round the table eating Sunday dinner, but my dad was sitting in the armchair having his while watching a game on the box . . . then, outside, a firework went off. I remember his last words: 'The tenth of ****** November and there's still fireworks goin' off! ' LOL! Classic dad.

A moment later he was having a massive heart attack. Even though I gave him CPR and sat with him until the ambulance arrived, I'd've never suspected that he was dead. But I knew he had as soon as they led us into the 'Family Room' at the hospital.

LOL! I know, a lil too much detail maybe. But it's one of those things where I either say it all or not any. Not sure why.

 

[jokersminion]

Yeah. My father died getting on for six years ago. We were all sat round the table eating Sunday dinner, but my dad was sitting in the armchair having his while watching a game on the box . . . then, outside, a firework went off. I remember his last words: 'The tenth of ****** November and there's still fireworks goin' off! ' LOL! Classic dad.

A moment later he was having a massive heart attack. Even though I gave him CPR and sat with him until the ambulance arrived, I'd've never suspected that he was dead. But I knew he had as soon as they led us into the 'Family Room' at the hospital.

LOL! I know, a lil too much detail maybe. But it's one of those things where I either say it all or not any. Not sure why.

that is heartbreaking, you never told me that is what happened. I'm sorry you had to go through that. You're Dad sounded like a fun guy.

 

[X-Chick]

Thanks Tony.

He was killed in a car accident. He was hit on the passenger side of his little Grand Am by an Explorer going at least 45 mph. His car was split in two and completely unrecognizable. He died on impact from massive head trauma but sustained several more injuries postmortem.

Link to the article. It's all pretty accurate except for a lack of details and the fact that Debbie, the other driver, and the cop, Beres, said he was not driving too fast. And the cop also said it wouldn't have mattered anyway because his speed wasn't a factor in the accident.

Sorry about your dad, eggy.

 

[X-Chick]

This is one of the most recent pictures of him.

 

[Eggyman]

Thanks X, sorry about your loss too.

 

[The Spawn]

Any legal action being taken?

 

[X-Chick]

No. Ambulance chasing attorneys have already been calling my grandparents (he lived with them) about filing a suit against the state due to the condition of the road, but they couldn't care less about that right now.

 

[The Spawn]

Ah, and where is this?

 

[The Spawn]

http://www.assap.org/newsite/articles/Misperception.html

 

[Assassin32]

Tell me what's up with our blood being blue in our veins, and then turning red the second oxygen gets to it.

 

[The Spawn]

The protein hemoglobin, which carries oxygen in the blood, changes shape when it binds oxygen. When it changes shape, it absorbs different wavelengths of light, making it change color. When blood is exposed to air, much more of the hemoglobin absorbs oxygen than had in the vein the blood came from (in the veins, the hemoglobin has already given up most of its oxygen to the body). Therefore, the blood turns red..

 

[Rain Dog]

I thought that was a myth...

 

[The Spawn]

It is.

 

[dlvillarreal]

My little cousin died yesterday. He was 16. We grew up together, we always said we were more like siblings than cousins. I miss him.

I'm very sorry about your loss!

 

[bullets]

My little cousin died yesterday. He was 16. We grew up together, we always said we were more like siblings than cousins. I miss him.

Sorry to read about. way too young to die.

 

[Assassin32]

It's really a myth? Then how come you were able to give such a convincing reason for it? And, more importantly, why didn't you just say it was a myth originally?

 

[The Spawn]

I figured you were asking me a trick question.

 

[Assassin32]

That's not what I come here for. I remember hearing that blood was blue in our veins in elementary school. Don't remember if it was from my peers or the teachers. I hope it was from my peers.

 

[The Spawn]

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080124070438AA2FXIu

 

[Assassin32]

There's a lot of disagreement on that board, but it's pretty obvious that it's a myth. However, this one guy sounded like he knew what he was talking about. Does he?

"The purpose of your blood is to carry oxygen from the air in your lungs to your entire body. Oxygen gets carried in your blood in red blood cells, specifically on a chemical (actually a "protein") called "hemoglobin."

When hemoglobin is carrying oxygen, it's chemical properties change and it gives your blood the reddish color you see when you cut your leg. When it is not carrying oxygen, hemoglobin gives your blood a bluish tint (it's not blue like the sky, but closer to a dark purple).

Every part of your body needs oxygen, but your brain and your muscles are by far the largest consumers of oxygen. The path of your blood is this:

1. Oxygenated (red) blood starts at the left side heart, and is pumped throughout arteries the body, which are deep under the skin and hard to see.

2. Tissues like your brain and muscles use the oxygen to do tasks, like think or lift a book.

3. The blood is now deoxygenated (blue) and returns to the right side of the heart through veins.

4. The blue blood is pumped to the lungs, where it gets oxygenated and turns red.

5. The blood returns to the left side of the heart and begins the cycle again.

Thus, blood is both red and blue when it is inside the body, depending on how much oxygen it has. In fact, if you've ever been seriously injured, hospitals have a device called a "blood oxymeter," which can measure the color of your blood and therefore how much oxygen is in it.

Blood is ALWAYS red OUTSIDE the body (like a bleeding cut) because there is oxygen in the air which will bind to hemoglobin and make it red."

 

[The Spawn]

I think its a myth. I showed you the discussion because it's anyones ball game.

"Binding" and all this other stuff sounds like nonsense to me.

 

[The Spawn]

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