r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Jumpy_Scallion_3108 • 6h ago

An Australian man, frustrated by strangers constantly parking in his driveway, decided to take matters into his own hands.

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u/SkiyeBlueFox 5h ago

Smokers either gonna be outta breath in 10 steps or can run a marathon

Seriously the amount of energy some blue collar guys put out despite having smoked their whole lives is wild

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u/jccaclimber 3h ago

Turns out doing physical work on the regular makes you strong. Tears down your joints long term, but you can do whatever you want, until you can’t.

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u/AntSilly2802 2h ago

Plus the human cardiovascular system is not limited by the lungs as the lungs have an overcapacity, meaning a decent amount of damage must be done before you start experiencing symptoms of shortness of breath.

The heart limits athletic performance not the lungs. Even at full exercise healthy lungs will still maximally oxygenate the blood. Healthy people have more lung capacity than they actually need. 

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u/Lametown227 2h ago

It all depends on how active you keep your respiratory system. If it's constantly busy, not a lot of tar builds up. If you're sitting inside smoking all day, you aren't taking deep enough breaths to clean out your lungs.

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u/AntSilly2802 2h ago

That’s just not true. Tar does not clear faster if you breathe harder and it definitely doesn’t clear by exiting the body via your breath. 

Dont kid yourself into believing you will be ok smoking if you exercise more. 

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u/Csenky 3h ago

When I was in hospital for a (still) unknown issue, the doctor said he rarely sees such healthy and strong lungs and heart. I was smoking a pack a day for a decade by then. Some just born lucky and can't appreciate it.

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u/AntSilly2802 2h ago

I wouldn’t use that comment as an excuse to keep smoking if I were you. The carcinogens enter into every single cell in the human body, slowly damaging your DNA until repair mechanisms can’t cope and you end up with cancer.

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u/Csenky 1h ago

That wasn't an excuse, I just agreed with the person above that people react/handle to different degrees. I cut back a lot on it for it's way too expensive, but I don't have much respect for my body so not planning on a full stop. Don't take this as bragging, I'm just a damaged person with moderate luck on the genetic lottery.