I had heard they had to leave a 4" circle unpainted on her back to keep her from dying. This was
some time ago but I heard somethign like the rumor you mentioned.
David
"Murray Hudon" <
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> Dear Edwin,
>
> I suppose if human's were lungless, and survived on oxygen exchange
through
> their skin, sure, it's possible to asphyxiate from being covered in paint.
>
> The skin is a remarkable organ, and is essentially a barrier against a
whole
> host of pathogens and other invading toxins. I suppose, since one of the main functions of the
> skin is "cooling" via perspiration, that if the evaporative effects are impeded by paint,
> potential hyperthermia could set in, but I think this is somewhat remote.
>
> Regards,
>
> Murray A.W. Hudon, R.N.
>
>
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>
> www.snowcountrywellness.com
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "edwin" <
[email protected]> Newsgroups: alt.health Sent:
> Tuesday, January 27, 2004 1:12 AM Subject: skin + breathing
>
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > I just heard this from my friend.. i'm not sure if its true but sounds very..fishy.
> >
> > but we were talking about how the skin neeeds to breath and stuff.
> >
> > so she said that her instructor told her that back when filming the golden finger movie, one of
> > the models were covered entirely in gold paint and then 20minutes later, the model died. cause
> > her skin didn't breath.
> >
> > so..i'm trying to find stuff on the net that supports that.
> >
> > does anyone have a clue?
> >
> > true? fake? half-true? half-fake?
> >
> >
> > thanks edwinx
>
> "edwin" <
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I just heard this from my friend.. i'm not sure if its true but sounds very..fishy.
> >
> > but we were talking about how the skin neeeds to breath and stuff.
> >
> > so she said that her instructor told her that back when filming the golden finger movie, one of
> > the models were covered entirely in gold paint and then 20minutes later, the model died. cause
> > her skin didn't breath.
> >
> > so..i'm trying to find stuff on the net that supports that.
> >
> > does anyone have a clue?
> >
> > true? fake? half-true? half-fake?
> >
> >
> > thanks edwinx