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Bobbinapplestoo t1_j9y14p3 wrote

I swam as a child and was able to do 50meters underwater on a single breath in my teens. Later on, i smoked a pack of camels a day for 12 years. Never once felt winded from them.

What i am trying to say is the camels not winding famous swimmers has more to do with their own conditioning than the cigarettes being "mild".

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382Whistles t1_j9y0tbl wrote

I'm pretty sure it was. It might have depended on an individuals training though. A Pathfinder taught me. I couldn't even handle a toy gun "unsafely" without hearing about.

"The Gen. Greats" I knew didn't play games with weapons. Most Gen X that know handle them properly. I think that Gen-Next/ Millennials were the first generation to have "fear of weapons" crap instilled in them directly via toy marketing and news.

I think this has really just led to kids becoming adults having not just zero weapons training; but no real understanding of how powerful one is. "I must not think bad thoughts"(X)

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