Rad and WallyT

See Rad's blog entry here on his home page:

Radified--Indulge Your Technolust

Seems that those who may know do not support the lifeguard's spreading of the *urban myth* *old wive's tale* treatment for jellyfish stings!

ALL STINGS CONSIDERED - EXCERPT ONE OF THREE

Urine is useless against pain from jellyfish sting

Jellyfish Stings

Maybe the 'uric acid' in urine is supposed to act like the 'acetic acid' found in vinegar to de-activate any un-fired  stinging cells (nematocyst) still present.

But this quote from 'All Stings Considered....' above suggests that is not the best association to make:


Quote:

Alcohol and human urine are common nematocyst remedies, but both can be harmful. An Australian study reports that both alcohol and urine caused massive discharge of box jellyfish nematocysts.

I have enough problems with 'other' social interactions, then to try to deal with the issues involved in asking someone to *piss* (oh, right--the politically correct term) 'urinate' on me  ;D !

Rad--go back to the beach and educate that lifeguard--his training is woefully inadequate!

:)

Amazing how these urban legends get started.

Thx for the research. I read everyone. Good reading.