I read an article that said it was OK to do so and siteing that the skin doesn't breathe. I am certain this practice of painting the skin includes keeping an area of the skin bare to ensure the skin can function properly. It is entirely possible that the fictional character in GoldFinger was killed and then painted. But what happens if the skin is really sealed? I would like to ensure people aren't misled into a dangerous practice. Please use links to articles too.
2006-11-30 08:05:30 · 4 answers · asked by KnowSean 3 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Yes in the first wizard of OZ the first tin man became very sick because his skin could not breath causes the body to over heat
They had to let him go and get another first one was hospitialized.
2006-11-30 09:23:29 · answer #1 · answered by dianehaggart 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Your biggest danger from painting yourself would be heat exhaustion. The paint clogs the sweat glands diminishing your ability to lose heat. If you're just going to sit there, then you'd probably be okay (not that I'm advocating covering yourself in paint, mind you). And the skin doesn't "breathe" in the truest sense of the word; as long as you don't clog up your nose with paint you won't suffocate. And the woman in Goldfinger didn't die; she's alive and well today. And despite the fact that Jaimie did suffer a blood pressure fluctuation while covered in paint, the Mythbusters busted this myth.
2006-11-30 17:01:57 · answer #2 · answered by aldera22 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
A few months ago there was something on TV re: debunking myths.To proove if true, they painted a guy entirely in gold paint but they had him wired up to monitor heart, blood pressure, pulse, etc., and they found out it was very dangerous to do that as the skin cannot breathe and the guy nearly passed out and all his vital signs were starting to go critical.
2006-11-30 16:09:03 · answer #3 · answered by COACH 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
have you ever wathced "mythbusters"....it's a cool show where they do experiments to test out popular myths....
they did a "goldfinger" experiment where they painted themself in gold paint.....and they found that in a short period of time his blood pressure started to rise and the paramedic advised him to remove the paint
they might have a website where you can check it out
2006-11-30 16:14:36 · answer #4 · answered by SNAP! 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋