Japan, U.S. scientists win Ig Nobel prize for study on anal breathing

Time for anus masks instead of face masks. Perfumed

I don't recall ever inhaling. But, I do exhale from there on a regular basis.

The prizes are organized by the "Annals of Improbable Research" science humor magazine.

That organizer name, is that pun intended?

For 18 consecutive years, a Japanese national has won an Ig Nobel prize.

I think the eccentric genius Dr. Nakamats has dominated the field. My all-time favorite, though, was a metalurgist in Ishikawa Prefecture who researched why pigeons avoided pooping on a certain statue in a public park.

The subject of alternative breathing methods is one worth studying. For instance, insects breathe without lungs or gills, but instead have tubes and openings on their abdomen and thorax that they use for the transporation of oxygen and co2. It has been reported by scientists that at a time in our history when O2 levels were about double what they are today, insects were able to grow to much larger sizes than they do currently. It is reasonable to ask if a certain amount of breathing can also be done by larger animals through their skin and openings on their body surface.

A study could be done to research the subject of alternative breathing like this: subjects could have their intake and outtake of gases strictly controlled by a breathing apparatus, inside a confined space, while the O2 level in the room is varied. Monitoring of the O2 and CO2 levels in the blood could reveal whether a significant amount of gas is respirated from sources other than the lungs. I for one would be interested in the results, although I cannot foresee how the results would be useful. Perhaps modified hyperbaric chambers would be useful for people with breathing impairments? Not only would increased O2 levels supplied to the lungs be useful, but it would be good to know if the O2 could be absorbed in any other way.

That's enough internet for today.

I came for the comment jokes. Both pleased and a little disappointed. I'll check back later. Perhaps the pro-CCP and pro-Russian posters will have insights we lack?

"Japan, U.S. scientists win Ig Nobel prize for study on anal breathing."

Well,

Ig Nobel organizers say the awards are for research that "makes people laugh and then makes them think."

Does those who die by hanging lack anus?

Darwin Award Winners dumping on Ig Winners. Smells, well, not exactly fishy to me.

That's called farting.

Jokes aside, imagine people with collapsed lungs or people suffering from extreme internal burns, unable to breathe, this could be a life saver for them.

If you read carefully the article, the key of this is to provide a very ritch oxigenated fluid to the patient on the dorsal side.

What is even more interesting is that the very same ritch oxigenated liquid can also be used inside the lungs, basically a person can liquid breathe. Sounds SciFy, but those advanced researches are real.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_breathing

Not having to turn one's head to breathe will really make swimming a lot easier and probably speed up Olympic times. However, they would probably have to make the lanes a bit wider.