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submitted 2 months ago by Greg@lemmy.ca to c/til@lemmy.ca

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[-] Poojabber@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

There is a fire in my belly when I eat?

[-] Greg@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

That explains why my butt hole burns sometimes

[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Not your belly, but in your cells, yes.

The reason you need oxygen, is that your cells use it to "burn" stuff a few atoms at a time, for energy.

It's the same reaction as fire. Oxidation. Though inside our bodies it happens in an extremely controlled manner.

Although cellular respiration is technically a combustion reaction, it is an unusual one because of the slow, controlled release of energy from the series of reactions.

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