[Paddlewise] Salt glands in the nose....

They desalinate their blood, not ocean water, so one would have to drink
their blood to take advantage of this system...and that might be a little
extreme.

 Now with the right genetic engineering, perphaps people could be modified
to excrete salt from the transitional cells in their nose...but if we did
that it would be very hard to get a date, except with lady kayakers who
appreciate such skills....  :)


Michael Orchard
Vancouver, Washington

> Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 20:51:17 -0400
> From: "Jim" <jfarrelly5_at_home.com>
> Subject: [Paddlewise] fresh water
>
>     Gulls have the ability to desalinate ocean water by passing the extra
salt
> out their nostril.  Couldn't you squeeze the head off of gull and use it
to
> create fresh water? Or would this be a bit extreme?
>
>  Jim et al


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