Trivial Pursuit

Ass-kicking words of the day :
callipygian: having beautifully proportioned buttocks
steatopygic: an extreme accumulation of fat on the buttocks

DOES URINATING ON A JELLYFISH STING
STOP THE BURN?
We all saw thatFriends episode (c’mon, you watch it, too) when Monica gets stung by a
jellyfish. Joey remembers that peeing on a jellyfish sting takes the pain away, Monica “can’t
bend that way,” and Joey gets “stage fright,” leaving Chandler to save the day. Don’t believe
everything you see on TV.
Most jellyfish stings cause only pain and numbness. The Australian box jellyfish is the
most venomous and deadly of all stinging marine creatures. Approximately 20 percent of
those stung by the box jellyfish will die. Portuguese man-of-war is also dangerous but nothing
compared to the box jellyfish.
The following guideline can be applied to most jellyfish stings: The patient should remove
any visible tentacles, using gloves if possible. The area of the sting should be rinsed with
household vinegar. The acetic acid of the vinegar can block discharge of the remaining
nematocysts (stinging cells) on the skin and should be applied liberally. If vinegar is not
available, salt water can be used to wash off the nematocysts.
In laboratory tests, urine, ammonia, and alcohol can cause active stinging cells to fire,
which means applying them has the potential to make a minor sting worse, so urinating on a
jellyfish sting is both gross and painful.


WHERE DOES GAS GO WHEN YOU CANÌT
FART?
Some people like to think of their lower gastrointestinal tract as a one-way street. One time
during a rectal examination during a trauma, a frightened young man screamed out as the
doctor was placing his finger in the man’s rectum, “Whoa, that’s an exit!”
Flatulence follows that same rule. Gas goes out or it simply goes away.