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Re:The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure by jrockway on Monday August 14, 2023 @06:47PM (#37127732)
I suppose that's why 1 part of rum got mixed with 4 parts water and some limes.
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Re:The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure by dgoldstein0 on Monday August 14, 2023 @10:54PM (#37129628)
The lime got added to prevent scurvy, which was a major problem prior to it's addition
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Re:The anesthetic effect of air at atmospheric pressure by Dah00n on Tuesday August 15, 2023 @12:46AM (#37130302)
Even with its addition as they didn't use fresh lime (some even boiled it) for many years. People got both lime and scurvy.

Scurvy: The Disease of Discovery by J. Lamb is actually quite interesting.

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