Dung Lung

Death by breathing in dung fumes. It doesn't sound like a pleasant way to go, though perhaps not the worst since apparently before it kills you it paralyzes your sense of smell. But it's definitely a weird way to die.

“Agricultural Disorders of the Lung,” RadioGraphics (1991); 11:625-634.

Mansfield News-Journal - Sep 24, 1982

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Posted By: Alex - Mon Jul 09, 2018
Category: Death | Health | Excrement

Comments

So the cows have taken revenge for us not letting them roam the fields.

Posted by Virtual on 07/09/18 at 09:34 AM

I remember stories of workers dying of asphyxiation in large emptied wooden wine vats while doing repair work at local wineries. The evaporating alcohol from the wood slats displacing oxygen was the cause in those cases.

Posted by KDP on 07/10/18 at 10:29 AM

Yes, this is not an unknown danger.

At least it's not as horrible as drowning in liquid manure, which has also been known to happen.

Posted by Richard Bos on 07/14/18 at 03:54 AM

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