Thursday, August 15, 2013

BIG GULP
     In this chapter the idea of (non-parasitic) animals surviving within a stomach was explored. This idea may have been sparked early on in 1896 by the story of a man being swallowed by a whale and then found intact and alive later in the whale's stomach. Other stories of such incidents include people's thoughts that reptiles were living inside their stomachs. It turns, not surprisingly, that it is nearly impossible for animals to survive in other's stomachs for very long. If a human were to be swallowed by a whale, he would be crushed as a form of the whale "chewing" with its mussels due to that it swallows its food whole. The reptiles, on the other hand, would be dissolved by our own gastric fluids and couldn't survive for long.

DINNER'S REVENGE
    Similar to the last chapter this one analyzes again (non-parasitic) animals in the stomach. This time, it was taken one step farther through the claim that the animals could eat their way out of the stomach they were in. This idea went through many experiments and was discarded as the truth came to light.

STUFFED
     Can you eat your self to death? It is very hard to since your stomach has natural prevention put in place. First, there is the full feeling, then stomach pain, and lastly regurgitation. It is possible for your stomach to burst if you cannot get rid of the excess food. This happens when a person is drugged and also when they are hit by a sudden impact. It is exceedingly rare for someone to "eat themselves to death" without those causes, but it can happen. This usually happens when gas creating substances like baking soda or alkazelser are introduced to the already full capacity stomach and acts too quickly for the body to react.

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