OK, this is weird.

[gridlore]

I'm fighting a bit of a cold, and have been coughing all morning. Due to my screwed up lungs, coughing is an adventure for me. Gods know what I'll manage to do.

Well, I just had a massive coughing fit, and suddenly my throat felt like I had breathed in CS gas. This led to a sudden run to the bathroom for water. Seriously, the sensation is unique, and very clear. I felt like somebody had gassed me!

There's no way I could have been holding particles of CS in my lungs for bloody years, is there?

Comments

[bunyip.livejournal.com]

There is actually ... the lungs are really good at holding small sticky particles ... think asbestos, or coal dust.

[mdlbear]

Stomach acid, more likely. It's mostly HCl, and probably has a similar effect on mucous membranes.

[gridlore.livejournal.com]

Possibly. But CS is very distinctive, and I'd know it anywhere. I've coughed up enough acid in my day to recognize it.

Amazing what gets stuck in our systems..

[eleri.livejournal.com]

It might be possible... you'd have to dig though.