• @[email protected]
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    1312 hours ago

    Tampons absorb, which isn’t great if you need to help clot your leaky flesh. It’s better than nothing, but gauze or tissue would be better.

    • Karyoplasma
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      3711 hours ago

      Tampons absorb to grow thicker and then staunch the bleeding by blocking it. It’s literally called a tamponade.

      • @[email protected]
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        63 hours ago

        They were invented to plug bullet wounds in wartime after all, until nurses noticed they had other practical uses as well.

        Don’t quote me on that though, I don’t remember where I read that.

          • @[email protected]
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            344 minutes ago

            A vampire walks into a bar. The bartender asks if he’d like some blood. “Just hot water, please,” the vampire responds. The bartender raise an eyebrow, but goes to get the hot water. When he places the mug in front of the vampire, he says, “I thought you were a vampire. Why order hot water?” The vampire pulls a tampon out of his bag and says, “I’m having tea.”

            You’re welcome.

        • Makhno
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          9 hours ago

          Tamponade is what they drink in heaven on hot days.