#since in ancient greece they thought arteries carried air so they had to distinguish this other weird chunky tube somehow
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recent "I swear I'm a fic writer, not a serial killer" google searches:
how much hair can you rip out at once
does ripping out hair make a sound
nerve damage from cut arm
where are the nerves in your arm
how long to bleed out from carotid artery
windpipe etymology
#that last one i'm still mad about#because apparently in the early 1500s someone was like 'hey why don't we just say 'trachea' in english instead of greek'#and just straight translated it to 'windpipe' and that was that#TECHNICALLY in greek it was 'trakeia arteria' which is more like 'rough windpipe'#since in ancient greece they thought arteries carried air so they had to distinguish this other weird chunky tube somehow#presumably when that misunderstanding got sorted out everyone started using 'artery' for the blood pipes and 'trachea' for the air pipe#but i was not expecting 'that's the literal translation of the greek anatomical term' as the answer to 'why is it called the windpipe' :|#i also learned that there's some tiktok trend regarding a particular way you can pull out your hair so it makes a 'satisfying' sound#and basically every dermatologist saying 'don't do that'
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