• Zerush@lemmy.ml
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    It is not the first time that climbers have been observed in the Himalayas, who reached the top of the mountain with the last efforts with oxygen masks, while the cherpas were already up waiting with a cigarette in their hands.

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    However, if you have pet birds and you would light a scented candle, or burn a non stick pot, these poisonous substances will affect them so much harder than for humans, often with deadly consequences

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      17 hours ago

      Also having a 3D printer. They typically belch a lot of particulates into the air while printing not to mention depending on the kind of hot end you have it can basically be the equivalent of burning a nonstick pan every time you print.

      EDIT: This also applies for resin printers BTW just in lightly different ways.

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        No birds, but a dog and humans. I got a fairly inexpensive enclosure for mine. Even has a vent/fan if I want to exhaust it outside. I would recommend.

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          As long as you’re venting it sufficiently you should be good

          My setup can change the air in my apartment about 6 times per hour

          But mine also runs double duty during the summer time (lease says no AC so it get HOT during the summer) to help cool it down after dark.

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      Are scented candles bad for birds? I didn’t realize. My parrot isn’t affected by them it seems.

      Edit: well no more scented candles for me it seems

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    Or it’s just because geese are assholes.

    Himalayan climbers are also assholes though.

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    Unidirectional air flow, whats the big d… oh.

    Imagine your blood flow was not unidirectional. Not arteries and veins, just… vessels for both directions. You’d like – have to pump blood down into your extremities one heartbeat, and with the next one draw it back towards the heart. With the added malus that you only get partial replacement of blood, because you cant completely constrict your vessels.

    You probably couldnt even leave your bed, let alone stand on two legs that way.

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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      congratulations, you discovered the Arachnid blood system. they have a one way circulatory system, which they need because unlike other insects, they have actual lungs.

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      Right? Birds got it going on. Meanwhile, we’re sitting here like, “Whew, I’m gonna need a breather after taking that last breath”

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        “Whew, I’m gonna need a breather after taking that last breath”

        This is absolute poetry. FFS, our bodies are such absolute half-baked hack-jobs that we can’t even honk properly.