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More hilarity from The Hope Chest, a new blog reprinting gems from oooooold Chicago Tribune newspapers, like this one about an experiment to improve firemen's ability to see through smoke......by dabbing cocaine in their eyes before sending them into an inferno. Unreal.
Best Story Ever? Chicago doctors put cocaine in firemen's eyes to boost smoke-vision
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Why not? Cocaine is used as a topical anesthetic after rhinoplasty. And amphetamines have been given to U.S. fighter pilots to help maintain their focus during long missions.
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