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mafiaknight OP t1_ixt48sy wrote

Reply to comment by Devil_May_Kare in [WP]I recently got hired by some government acronym, and I’ve learned something interesting: magic is REAL, and migraines are our bodies response to MANA building up to dangerous levels. by mafiaknight

Nitroglycerin is an extremely energetic explosive. Ever wondered why?

Ergot Alkaloids are mana sinks. They absorb some of the mana in your body and allow it to be passed like food.

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Devil_May_Kare t1_ixtoohx wrote

Nitroglycerin is an explosive because it has oxygen and fuel in the same molecule. Benzoyl peroxide is another fuel/oxidizer mix and is also explosive, even though it doesn't cause migraines.

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mafiaknight OP t1_ixtyfp3 wrote

Work with me here. I’m making this up as we go

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Devil_May_Kare t1_ixu0hsg wrote

Maybe mama is stored in arterial blood but not venous blood, and when there's a lot of mana the body expands blood vessels to make room. That'd make mana overload one of the multiple vasodilators that can cause migraines.

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NealCruco t1_ixvewif wrote

Interesting. So where does the mana go between arteries and veins? Would it be distributed throughout the body via capillaries, like oxygen is?

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