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Hairytank 12-21-2008 01:10 AM

I love mythbusters it is such a great show! Thanks for the upadate.
I'll refrain from urinating on myself in the future...

Zylumn 12-21-2008 02:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Hairytank (Post 370501)
I'll refrain from urinating on myself in the future...

LOL I say that every day but as I get older (Darn timmies)

fishoholic 12-27-2008 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 370494)
for bristle worm spines soak your hand in vinegar for a while, it will dissolve the spines.

Oh and the Urine for jelly fish stings, Mythbusters proved it false.

Steve

Wish I had of read this yesterday, my boyfriend got two fingers full of bristle worm spins :sad: FYI tweezers don't work to well.

As for the urine, I always wondered if it was really true or not. Thanks for the info.

Skimmerking 12-27-2008 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by fishoholic (Post 371739)
As for the urine, I always wondered if it was really true or not.

YEs peeing opn your feet or hands will kill all bacteria. I wouldnt do it on my hands since I bite my fingers. :lol:

But in Afghanistan I had soem infected feet so when i got achance I would do the nasty on my feet and it works..

StirCrazy 12-27-2008 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by asmodeus (Post 371747)
YEs peeing opn your feet or hands will kill all bacteria. I wouldnt do it on my hands since I bite my fingers. :lol:

But in Afghanistan I had soem infected feet so when i got achance I would do the nasty on my feet and it works..

How did we go from jellyfish stings to bacteria? :mrgreen: I thought we were talking about salt water problems not hygiene LOL what about the bacteria that is in your pee that they test for when you are sick? its still alive as they do cultures..

Steve

Skimmerking 12-27-2008 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 370494)

Oh and the Urin for jelly fish stings, Mythbusters proved it false.

Steve

See Steve it all started from you some one took it the wrong way like hairytank,...

Keri 12-27-2008 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 371790)
How did we go from jellyfish stings to bacteria? :mrgreen: I thought we were talking about salt water problems not hygiene LOL what about the bacteria that is in your pee that they test for when you are sick? its still alive as they do cultures..

Steve

Your own healthy urine is sterile to you.


But... we have soap here y'know ;)

And in response to the bristlewormthing: My own fav pic


http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/i...Untitled-2.jpg

chandigz 12-28-2008 02:38 AM

I still love telling people to try the pee thing. Cracks me up to think of them peeing in there hand for no reason. lol

Scythanith 01-15-2009 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by StirCrazy (Post 370384)
all zoo's are toxic the more colourfull the more toxic. the Giant sun polyp ( Protopalythoa grandis ) was used by Hawaiian natives to tip spears in for mortal combat.



Steve

Do you know of any scientific evidence to support this?

Pan 01-15-2009 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Scythanith (Post 377640)
Do you know of any scientific evidence to support this?


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