Still Waters Posted April 14, 2009 #1 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Shocked Russian surgeons claim they found a five-centimetre fir tree growing inside a man's lung as they operated on him for suspected cancer. The amazing discovery apparently was made when they opened up Artyom Sidorkin, 28, to remove what they thought was a serious tumour. Read more... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted April 14, 2009 #2 Share Posted April 14, 2009 wow, does this mean he can breath under water for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted April 14, 2009 #3 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Thats pretty odd, the trees are evolving and we are doomed lol I wonder what would have happened if it wasn't discovered, what a way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Danger Posted April 14, 2009 #4 Share Posted April 14, 2009 he must've ate one dodgey apple... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooth_and_Claw Posted April 14, 2009 #5 Share Posted April 14, 2009 the mental image i have now of tree roots entwined in the little airsack things (im too lazy to check wiki) of our lungs is rather disturbing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac E Posted April 14, 2009 #6 Share Posted April 14, 2009 That is just bizzarely disturbing. I wonder what is growing in my lungs. Feels a bit like bambo.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted April 14, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 14, 2009 That is just bizzarely disturbing. I wonder what is growing in my lungs. Feels a bit like bambo.... Oh Oh better get some round up and take care of that LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarah snow Posted April 14, 2009 #8 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Wow!! I hope this means he'll now make a good recovery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted April 14, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 14, 2009 wow, does this mean he can breath under water for a long time. Excellent line licker LOL...well put Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BiffSplitkins Posted April 14, 2009 #10 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I had the biggest fear of accidentally swallowing an apple seed when I was kid because I thought a tree would grow in my belly. Those fears just came back aaaaaahhhhggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted April 14, 2009 #11 Share Posted April 14, 2009 They should've left it... it would've been just right at Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Silver Thong Posted April 14, 2009 #12 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I had the biggest fear of accidentally swallowing an apple seed when I was kid because I thought a tree would grow in my belly. Those fears just came back aaaaaahhhhggghhhhhhhh!!!!!! Same here but I had a worse fear of watermelon seeds LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted April 14, 2009 #13 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Same here but I had a worse fear of watermelon seeds LOL When I was a kid we were told that chewing gum would wrap round your lungs and strangle you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted April 14, 2009 #14 Share Posted April 14, 2009 When I was a kid we were told that chewing gum would wrap round your lungs and strangle you! I was told that if I swallowed gum.it would stick all my internal organs together and it would be the end of me...........I believed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted April 14, 2009 #15 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I was told that if I swallowed gum.it would stick all my internal organs together and it would be the end of me...........I believed it So did we! I wonder if those stories are still told... I hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batjoker Posted April 14, 2009 #16 Share Posted April 14, 2009 i happy i never did believed in that i knew it was not able to happen when i was a kid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted April 14, 2009 #17 Share Posted April 14, 2009 is it true that apple pips contain a small amount of dam i have forgotten it. I will be back once my brain has thought of what apple pips contain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemical-licker Posted April 14, 2009 #18 Share Posted April 14, 2009 got it, cyanide, WELL? IM WAITING!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
batjoker Posted April 14, 2009 #19 Share Posted April 14, 2009 got it, cyanide, WELL? IM WAITING!! does it mean it bad for me to eat 3 apples a day i just love apples Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted April 14, 2009 #20 Share Posted April 14, 2009 (edited) got it, cyanide, WELL? IM WAITING!! I think they do... peach stones do as well, though it'd be harder to swallow one by accident. I can't find any trustworthy sources to confirm that, I just think you're right but I think it's a teeny, tiny amount. Edit - Here's a source. "SYMPTOMS In very small doses, the human digestive tract is capable of breaking down plant cyanides into harmless compounds. Therefore, accidental ingestion of a single apple seed or cherry pit, though not recommended, is unlikely to cause any serious trouble. However, larger doses cause anxiety, confusion, dizziness, headaches, and vomiting. In severe poisoning, breathing difficulty, increased blood pressure and heart rate, and kidney failure are followed by coma and convulsions. Death may then occur rapidly from respiratory arrest." Edited April 14, 2009 by schizoidwoman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__Kratos__ Posted April 14, 2009 #21 Share Posted April 14, 2009 How's it so green if it never had any contact with sunlight? Chlorophyll wouldn't be that bright if it was lacking the sun. And as baby tree, it would need to harness photosynthesis just not the carbon dioxide. Right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted April 14, 2009 #22 Share Posted April 14, 2009 is it true that apple pips contain a small amount of dam i have forgotten it. I will be back once my brain has thought of what apple pips contain. As a kid, I used to dig a hol in my back yeard and think that if I placed them in there........I would see an apple tree soon...........I waited........and waited.and still don't see that apple tree ....my get rich quick idea went out the window LMAO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schizoidwoman Posted April 14, 2009 #23 Share Posted April 14, 2009 How's it so green if it never had any contact with sunlight? Chlorophyll wouldn't be that bright if it was lacking the sun. And as baby tree, it would need to harness photosynthesis just not the carbon dioxide. Right? Maybe he yawns a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beckys_Mom Posted April 14, 2009 #24 Share Posted April 14, 2009 So did we! I wonder if those stories are still told... I hope so. *makes mental note on what to tell Becky when she chews gum* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkNova@ Posted April 14, 2009 #25 Share Posted April 14, 2009 Hmm, I don't know guys. It would seem impossible for it to grow with no photosynthesis. I would think that is pretty basic. I think he was trimming a tree and inhaled a small branch or it is sometype of freaky growth. But a Fir tree?? Nah...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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