Omniscient and Almighty

Chapter 108

"As we said before, animals and plants are not completely different in many places, but have a lot in common. But there is one place where animals and plants seem to be very different." Zhang Lao said, He put a little emphasis on the word "as if".

"Zhuoyan, how do plants breathe?" At this time, Zhang Lao asked.

This is a very important feature of Zhang Lao’s previous lectures, that is, he often asks questions, as he does now, and the scope of his questions is too much and too wide. Sometimes Xu Guangling can answer, and sometimes Xu Guangling can’t answer. It's dizzy at all, and I can't connect to the line at all.

However, Mr. Zhang's profound knowledge was manifested at such times. If Xu Guangling couldn't answer a question, he would quickly switch to another question until Xu Guangling answered. —and all these inquiries, though different, lead to what he is going to tell next.

But Xu Guangling knew about the question he was asking now.

Plants, as a living thing, "breathe", that's for sure.But plants don't have mouths and noses like animals, so they definitely don't breathe through their mouths and noses, so what?

leaf?

But many trees lose their leaves in winter.

root?

But some plants have no roots. Isn't there a word called "rootless floating duckweed"?

So the answer is that a plant uses its entire body surface to breathe, wherever it comes into contact with the outside world, whether it is underground, underwater, or in the air, whether it is roots, stems, stems, or leaves, etc. , can be used to breathe.

Plants have no snouts, but in a sense, it can also be said that there are snouts everywhere, but their snouts are "miniature", and there are countless miniature ones breathing together.

Of course, it’s hard to say whether it’s “together” or not. It’s also possible to breathe in this part of the time and switch to another part in that time. This is also possible.But such further specific knowledge, Xu Guangling definitely did not know.

Xu Guangling told Mr. Zhang what he learned from the hundred thousand whys.

Mr. Zhang nodded, and then said something to Xu Guangling that stunned him: "So, Zhuoyan, have you ever thought that animals, or let's just say human beings, the human body can actually be like Breathe like a plant?"

Xu Guangling's reaction was yes.

This is probably the reaction of most people after hearing this.

However, Mr. Zhang then diluted Xu Guangling's stunned with just one sentence, "Zhuoyan, where did the sweat come from after you practiced Tai Chi in the morning?"

Is this even a question?

It must be from the pores.

Then Zhang Lao said: "Zhuoyan, water can flow out from the body surface, but can it flow in from the body surface?"

This should not be one-way glass, one side is light-transmitting and the other is not. Therefore, water should be able to flow in both directions on the surface of the human body. There should be no problem.

In fact, sweating is just oozing out, so it is actually the same.

After Xu Guangling nodded, Zhang Lao said again: "Water can pass through the body surface, so can oxygen?"

After hearing this question, Xu Guangling was dumbfounded again.

Even if he doesn't know a little bit of biological or chemical knowledge, he will probably come up with this answer based on instinct: "Even 'so big and heavy' water can pass through, 'so light and small' oxygen Or air, isn’t it okay instead?”

And oxygen can pass through the body surface, what does this mean?

This means that the human body can use the body surface to breathe like a plant!

Through simple logical judgments, Xu Guangling came to this unquestionable conclusion. For a while, Xu Guangling was confused, because this conclusion was obviously contrary to his cognition, or in other words, "common sense". , is clearly inconsistent.

At this moment, Zhang Lao smiled and said to Xu Guangling, "It's a bit difficult to accept?"

Xu Guangling nodded truthfully.

"Then do you believe it?" Zhang Lao asked again.

Of course I do!The facts are here, even if you don’t believe it, it’s the truth!Xu Guangling just felt that this matter was amazing for a while, but after thinking about it for a while, he accepted this new point of view smoothly.

But there are still problems.

That is, people's mouth and nose breathing cannot be interrupted, and if it is interrupted, it will inevitably suffocate.

Xu Guangling didn't ask this question, but Mr. Zhang answered it directly for him, or he knew that he must have this question, "Even if you eat every day, people may starve to death. If you don't eat enough. Even if you drink water every day , People may die of thirst if they don’t drink enough.”

Zhang Lao didn't say the third sentence.

And Xu Guangling took the initiative to supplement Zhang Lao, which is also the interaction mode that the two of them have developed during the lectures these days, "Even if the body surface can breathe, people may suffocate to death. If the body surface breathing is not enough, it is not enough to satisfy What the whole body needs."

After Xu Guangling finished speaking, Mr. Zhang smiled slightly, and said, "Zhuoyan, do you understand now?"

Xu Guangling nodded.

He did understand.

"So, the human body's breathing, mouth and nose breathing, and body surface breathing, these two breathing methods have always existed at the same time, and they have always been going on at the same time. This point can be verified in physiological experiments. But what ordinary people know and can intuitively experience is only mouth and nose breathing. Body surface breathing is not easy to perceive, so it is not known to people." Zhang Lao further explained.

Xu Guangling still nodded.

"Before, we talked about the problem of capillaries in the human body." Mr. Zhang said slowly, "The baby's whole body is very smooth inside and out, so in this case, the baby's surface breathing is also the most vigorous. Strong breathing on the body surface means that there is no obstacle in terms of metabolism."

"So the baby's skin is also the best, so good that it can be described as 'pure and flawless', which is incomparable to any adult, and adults, as they get older, the circulation of the body from the core to the periphery It's getting less and less smooth."

Speaking of this, Zhang Lao said to Guangling: "Before, Zhuoyan, through the Taijiquan practice in the morning and the move that Lao Chen taught you, let the blood flow in the body move closer to the baby step by step. , but this is only the first step.”

"The second step is what happened to your right hand."

"To put it simply, Zhuoyan, your right hand, right heart, can breathe now. If you swim and dive, you can dive longer than the average person now, because your right heart, in a sense, can breathe. In other words, it is equivalent to the gills of a fish."

"For the time being, there is only one right heart."

"After your left palm, the top of your head, your left foot, and your right foot are all cleared up, which is the so-called 'five heart', before diving, it's not a question of how long you can dive in the water, but..." Said At this point, Zhang Laowei smiled, with a little cunning like a child, "Zhuoyan, there is a word in Zhuangzi's great master, which corresponds to the previous 'real man's breath on his heels', and it also It can be said to be supplementary."

"What is that word?"

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