They swallowed the lego for science, determined the moment of defecation

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16:34 28.11.2018(Updated 17: 06.11.2018) Shorten the URL

A group of pediatricians swallowed yellow heads to determine if the Lego fragments, which patients often dumped in their mouths, were harmful to their health and how much time had passed.

Pediatricians are confronted every day with interesting cases concerning children. But the most common case is that children have to bear objects that attract attention.

Of course, these objects are usually toys. Lego pieces in the toy, they can not resist the more.

Faced with this view, 6 pediatricians led by Andrew Tagg, a researcher at the University of Melbourne, sacrificed themselves and attempted to swallow Lego's yellow heads. The goal was to determine how long they were digested and defecated.

1.71 DAYS

The results were published in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. According to this, the leaching period of the yellow Lego was 1.71 days.

Although no complications occurred during the experiment, it was found that the Lego fragment had caused no damage to the body.

Can not find a doctor

However, one of the team's doctors found no part of the yellow Lego. The team, which drew the conclusions in a humorous language, mocked this situation by stating, "Women may be more successful than men in finding their excrement." But this claim is unfounded. on statistical evidence ".