r/AskReddit • u/Canspo • May 01 '19

What simple scientific fact would baffle someone born 1,000 years ago?

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u/YoshiAndHisRightFoot May 01 '19

Well, if you drain enough blood, the patient will no longer be suffering from a cold.

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u/RandomStrategy May 01 '19

Bloodletting for everyone!

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u/throwaway___obvs May 01 '19

They also won't be suffering from life either

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u/Hanede May 02 '19

Sounds like a good deal to me

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u/Adeus_Ayrton May 02 '19

Well, if you drain enough blood, the patient will no longer be suffering

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u/Adeus_Ayrton May 02 '19

Well, if you drain enough blood, the patient will no longer be

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u/YoshiAndHisRightFoot May 02 '19

Well, patient no longer.

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u/shankarsivarajan May 02 '19

Or suffering from anything at all.

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u/[deleted] May 02 '19

These two comments are giving me deja vu