Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/26

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Subject: [Leica] totally off topic / make love not war
From: kididdoc at cox.net (Steve Barbour)
Date: Fri Dec 26 19:05:18 2008
References: <20081227014639.RRZE14968.eastrmmtao105.cox.net@eastrmimpo02.cox.net>

On Dec 26, 2008, at 6:46 PM, Ken Carney wrote:

> As I recall (and Steve, who is a physician and made a plea of some  
> sort

oh whatever...I don't recall...


> for
> a new year on the LUG, can correct me) Viagra was initially intended  
> to be a
> blood pressure medicine.

yes...   (it's even used to treat babies post op heart surgery,  
decreases blood pressure, but helps continue good blood flow to the  
lungs)


>  But, the men in the test group were reluctant to
> return the pills and the rest is history.  I only know that AOPAA  
> has issued
> a warning to pilots not to take it before "climbing into the  
> cockpit" since
> it compromises the distinction between blue and green.)

but especially because it also can cause dangerously low blood  
pressure, can cause  loss of conciousness during flying, strokes  
(including, of the eye)....


it seems that the colorblindness, which is transient, is the least of  
the problems...


maybe it is offered to the Taliban since it decreases blood flow to  
the brain (the one in the head), even while it increases blood flow to  
other parts,


Steve


>  Possibly
> implications for our male color photographers as well, at least in  
> post,
> regardless of the calibrated monitors.
>
> Ken
>
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>>
>> make love not war.
>>
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Replies: Reply from sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter) ([Leica] totally off topic / make love not war)
In reply to: Message from kcarney1 at cox.net (Ken Carney) ([Leica] totally off topic / make love not war)