• Question: are bogeys poisoinous

    Asked by richardd to Andrew, Daniel, Hayley, Natalia, Peta on 22 Nov 2011. This question was also asked by .
    • Photo: Andrew Cairns

      Andrew Cairns answered on 22 Nov 2011:

      No. They are there to catch bacteria and dirt before it enters your airways, but if you swallow it then your stomach will kill all the bugs in there anyway.

    • Photo: Peta Foster

      Peta Foster answered on 22 Nov 2011:

      I do not believe so no….hehe

    • Photo: Daniel Scully

      Daniel Scully answered on 22 Nov 2011:

      No. They come from the sticky mucus your body uses to keep dust and bacteria out of your lungs.

      You’d probably be in trouble if they were poisonous since there’s lots of that mucus in you, particularly when you have a cold!

    • Photo: Hayley Smith

      Hayley Smith answered on 22 Nov 2011:

      I have no idea, but I wouldn’t have thought so – what Andrew and Daniel say sounds fair to me!

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