The Animals Did it first

TheMercenary · 12-23-2007, 08:40 AM

Sergei’s Litter
Written by Scott Cianciosi on December 20th, 2007 at 12:33 am
From DamnInteresting.com
From the 1920's through the 1950's, a Soviet scientist by the name of Sergei S. Bryukhonenko spent countless hours slaving away in his laboratory. In his homeland, he was known as a respected researcher for his influential insights into blood transfusion. Not content with his previous achievements, Bryukhonenko wanted to push his work to the very limits of possibility. His macabre research focused on the possibility of sustaining life through artificial means. His lab was home to all manner of bizarre experiments and occurrences. His staff quickly became accustomed to the sight of disembodied heads and desiccated animal corpses. As uncomfortable and ghastly as it was, his findings would prove influential to many modern medical procedures.

Bryukhonenko's intention was to create the world's first fully functional heart-lung machine. In essence, these are devices that can provide the body with oxygenated blood while a patient is otherwise unable to. This could be for a variety of reasons, most notably while in surgery for a heart transplant or bypass. It's extremely hard to operate on a beating heart, so these contraptions are needed to keep a patient alive during invasive heart surgery. Beginning his work in 1920, by 1925 Bryukhonenko’s autojector was already being shown to the general public. Consisting of automatic pumps, a reservoir for storing blood and two tubes for injecting and extracting the blood, it's a dangerous primitive looking machine by today's standards. However, by most accounts, it was dependable and performed its job adequately.

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xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2007, 09:32 AM

Now there's the quintessential, "mad scientist".

Griff · 12-23-2007, 12:35 PM

very bad ju ju

TheMercenary · 12-23-2007, 12:42 PM

Well unless you have had open heart surgery and by-pass.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2007, 02:01 PM

Well, I haven't had open heart surgery and by-pass, but I'm thankful to the animals that tested my lipstick.

TheMercenary · 12-23-2007, 02:02 PM

Thank the whales, they started it.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2007, 02:17 PM

Whales wear lipstick?

TheMercenary · 12-23-2007, 02:24 PM

Yep, just on their heads.

A picture of a guy who wants to kiss it.

http://whalepenis.org/

xoxoxoBruce · 12-23-2007, 02:28 PM

Eeeew, that's ghey..... but a mermaid, weeellllll...

12-23-2007, 08:40 AM	#1
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	The Animals Did it first Sergei’s Litter Written by Scott Cianciosi on December 20th, 2007 at 12:33 am From DamnInteresting.com From the 1920's through the 1950's, a Soviet scientist by the name of Sergei S. Bryukhonenko spent countless hours slaving away in his laboratory. In his homeland, he was known as a respected researcher for his influential insights into blood transfusion. Not content with his previous achievements, Bryukhonenko wanted to push his work to the very limits of possibility. His macabre research focused on the possibility of sustaining life through artificial means. His lab was home to all manner of bizarre experiments and occurrences. His staff quickly became accustomed to the sight of disembodied heads and desiccated animal corpses. As uncomfortable and ghastly as it was, his findings would prove influential to many modern medical procedures. Bryukhonenko's intention was to create the world's first fully functional heart-lung machine. In essence, these are devices that can provide the body with oxygenated blood while a patient is otherwise unable to. This could be for a variety of reasons, most notably while in surgery for a heart transplant or bypass. It's extremely hard to operate on a beating heart, so these contraptions are needed to keep a patient alive during invasive heart surgery. Beginning his work in 1920, by 1925 Bryukhonenko’s autojector was already being shown to the general public. Consisting of automatic pumps, a reservoir for storing blood and two tubes for injecting and extracting the blood, it's a dangerous primitive looking machine by today's standards. However, by most accounts, it was dependable and performed its job adequately. The rest of the story: http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=930#more-930 __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-23-2007, 09:32 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Now there's the quintessential, "mad scientist". Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-23-2007, 12:35 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	very bad ju ju __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

12-23-2007, 12:42 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Well unless you have had open heart surgery and by-pass. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-23-2007, 02:01 PM	#5
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Well, I haven't had open heart surgery and by-pass, but I'm thankful to the animals that tested my lipstick. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-23-2007, 02:02 PM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Thank the whales, they started it. __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-23-2007, 02:17 PM	#7
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Whales wear lipstick? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-23-2007, 02:24 PM	#8
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	Yep, just on their heads. A picture of a guy who wants to kiss it. http://whalepenis.org/ __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

12-23-2007, 02:28 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Eeeew, that's ghey..... but a mermaid, weeellllll... __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

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