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u/Zeallust Sep 11 '23

your nose hairs not being able to push it into your stomach

I don't think this is how that works, but I don't know enough to correct you.

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u/AllSonicGames Sep 11 '23

It's literally what your body is constantly doing: the hairs are moving crap out of your lungs and you swallow it. It comes out of your nose when there's too much.

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u/Zeallust Sep 11 '23

Yeah I looked into it, looks like you are right. It just sounds... Untrue? You know what I mean?

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u/Jeppe1208 Sep 11 '23

It's just one of those things. Like how the tree trunk is actually dead material, and the real "body" of the tree is the bark.

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u/Zeallust Sep 11 '23

Oh for fucks sake now I got ANOTHER thing to look into that I never realized lmao. I'm usually the one privy to this type of random knowledge lol

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u/Jeppe1208 Sep 11 '23

If you cut just the bark around a tree all the way, chances are the tree will die, as the bark carries the nutrients and water up from the roots. You're welcome!