nito wrote:aint it a bit cold for such a parade?
To drag this slightly off-topic.. There was an episode of mythbusters on the other night, where they tried to investigate whether a person could die if all their skin was covered by paint..
To quote a source I found online:
http://www.mythbustersfanclub.com/html/poppy.htmlMyth: Goldfinger
A person covered in gold paint will die. To prevent this an open area of skin should be left open at the base of the spine.
The Experts:
Heather Joseph-Witham, folklorist, helps explain the myth.
Ronald R Brancaccio, dermatologist. In the James Bind movie “Goldfinger,” Shirley Eaton played a secretary that betrayed her boss, Goldfinger, and was murdered by having her skin covered with gold paint. He thinks that this myth may be based on chemicals that were included in the past in make-up paints most notably lead. He says the amount of oxygen absorbed through the skin is minimal, and same with the carbon dioxide. He also stated that this should not be tried by the viewers because covering the body in paint can cause heat stroke.
Shirley Eaton, actress. She says the morning of the shoot wasn’t pleasant because she felt like she had the flu. Eaton says removing the paint was not a pleasant experience either. She is also very much alive.
Action/Results: Paramedics take Jamie’s vital signs while he runs on a treadmill for 10 minutes. Then Jamie is painted with latex-based gold paint and runs on the treadmill for another 10 minutes to see if there is a difference in the vital signs. To insure there is no allergic reaction a test patch of paint is placed on Jamie. On the first run on the treadmill Jamie’s blood pressure is 134/90, perfectly normal. After the paint is applied and before Jamie starts running on the treadmill his blood pressure rises to 140/110, and he says it feels like he is coming down with the flu. The paramedics become worried and do a consult over the radio; the recommendation is not to have Jamie run on the treadmill. Once the gold paint is removed Jamie feels normal. Inconclusive. Jamie thinks everything would have been fine and the myth would have been busted, but why take a chance.
Anyway. Models with bodypaint = a good thing.
Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:59 am
