April 17, 2009

Human lungs, breathing.



For the assessment of transplantability.

Via Metafilter.

IN THE COMMENTS: kynefski said:
Is this with or without fir trees?

13 comments:

Bissage said...

The penis jokes practically write themselves.

Freeman Hunt said...

Neat!

Original Mike said...

It's more impressive to view them in an intact animal with the chest wall removed.

Just sayin'.

Original Mike said...

I'll bet 20 quatloos on the newcomer.

traditionalguy said...

Watching this breath of life that re-oxygenates the blood that is then re-circulated as the heart pumps (without a rest for 70+ years) to feed Brain tissues and nervous system is like watching a miracle in plain sight.

knox said...

Gross, they look like a pair of rancid meatloaves.

Ken Pidcock said...

Is this with or without fir trees?

Sully said...

my gf is a nurse, right?
well, she just wrote me that the smell
of "kaka," as she puts it, almost made her faint
and she's got a headache because of it
heheeh
nurses get paid...
but they have to suffer!!!!

The Dude said...

You two sound as if you are perfectly matched - both frozen at a 3rd grade level of emotional maturity.

NotWhoIUsedtoBe said...

Padme! Noooooooooooooooooooooo!

Revenant said...

Fascinating.

tim maguire said...

kynefski said...
Is this with or without fir trees?


This must be funny and/or clever because it got star status, but I don't get it. Can the slow among us have an explanation? (I don't think the penis jokes practically write themselves either, but I get what Bissage was going for. So to speak.)

blake said...

Tim,

It's what's known in the biz as a callback.