I did some light research and asked AI, which said it would be extremely dangerous. But come on, it wouldn’t be that dangerous, right? We evolved from animals that lived in the ocean.
I did some light research and asked AI, which said it would be extremely dangerous. But come on, it wouldn’t be that dangerous, right? We evolved from animals that lived in the ocean.
that does not seem to be a reasonable takeaway, bacterial and fungal infections from injecting non-sterile solutions into your body can definitely kill you
hyperfocusing on how dilute the salt would need to be for it not to be dangerous misses a lot of context
https://lemmy.world/comment/19428466
Most of this is fairly handwavey without numbers to be fair. But like, this is the reason we have an immune system, right?
does the immune system nullify risk of contracting an illness in other contexts? Certainly not perfectly - and injecting dirty sea water directly puts the bacteria, fungi, and parasites into your bloodstream, bypassing the protective measures your body normally has for keeping that stuff on the outside (like mucus, hair, the acidic environment of the stomach, etc.).
The immune system is not omnipotent. It protects you from stuff 24/7 365 for life. However, its going to have trouble when you bypass checks such as lung mucosa and skin and put in a bunch of invaders “behind the line” as it were. Even fish have gills and a separation of their blood from the environment.