Disclaimer: I know that oxygen was present in the air before it was discovered Priestley, Scheele, and Lavoisier in the 1700's. (After all, I am a chemist.) However, I'm looking for an answer to mess with the minds of, say, little children for example, or in my case our goofy felines. That is, put out your most outrageous yet semi-plausible answer, and have fun in the process.
2007-12-05 22:08:34 · 15 answers · asked by Ѕємι~Мαđ ŠçїєŋŧιѕТ 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
Vapors may come and vapors may go
And even though all those dead people can't know
When birdies found they had something to crow to
The stuff they breathed in turned out to be O2
They called it "miasma" in that long-ago past
How could they have known they were all full of GAS?!!
2007-12-06 12:52:21 · answer #1 · answered by Rikki 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
People prior to the discovery were breathing "air" or the "breathe of life". After the discovery, humanity evolved into breathing "Oxygen".
2007-12-06 18:56:56 · answer #2 · answered by laibcoms 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very Carefully.
2007-12-05 22:11:20 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question, after all, people never got sick before viruses and bacteria were discovered!
2007-12-05 22:16:48 · answer #4 · answered by John 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Well in front of my experience: They Didn't!!
The Posh snobs were too Posh to even care if they were breathing or not.So, they just pinched their noses(so thats why you can find some ppl having long smaller-than-other noses)
The Villagers picked it so hard, that up till now, you can find their inheritance having HUGE nostrils..Walaa!! :D
2007-12-05 22:22:38 · answer #5 · answered by Emma Driver 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
They smelled the air instead of breathing before that...
2007-12-05 22:13:45 · answer #6 · answered by Cherry Shortcake 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
even if it was not discovered until the 18th centry that does not mean it did not exist
2007-12-10 12:46:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most of the time they had their collective heads up their A**.
2007-12-06 06:01:01 · answer #8 · answered by Dirty Dave 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
goofy felines??
sounds like you will be "married to your hand" for a long time.
2007-12-05 22:11:53 · answer #9 · answered by conranger1 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Wasn't that the reason why they never lived as long as we did these days?
2007-12-05 22:11:13 · answer #10 · answered by Rocknrollrich 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋