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Thousands sign petition to let people DRINK red liquid found inside 2,000-year-old Egyptian sarcophagus believing it is the elixir of life while experts say it is just sewage water
2018-07-24
[DailyMail] Ick.
Posted by:Skidmark

#10  let 'em. either t works or the average IQ of humanity gets raised by a few points. Win-win.
Posted by: Mercutio   2018-07-24 12:47  

#9  We just assume immortality means the living body lives on, could be the amulet allows the brain to lives on after death, leaving the corpse dreaming but unable to move forever.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-07-24 10:24  

#8  The elixir of life in a sarcophagus?

Back in college, in a game of D&D, one of the players said, "Wait, what's the amulet of immortality doing in a tomb?"
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2018-07-24 07:11  

#7  I guess it depends on whether one believes in an immortal afterlife.
Posted by: Lumpy Turkeyneck8453   2018-07-24 05:35  

#6  I drank this fizzy red liquid, it claimed it would give me wings, but I got a mahoosive hangover instead.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2018-07-24 04:33  

#5  I didn't know Egypt had liberals.
Posted by: gorb   2018-07-24 01:56  

#4  Chinese Emperor reportedly dies from eating mercury-based Pills of Immortality... Well, when you are dead you "can't die" -- so half correct?
Posted by: magpie   2018-07-24 00:58  

#3  Could it be Fireball? Because that's good shit, in small doses.
Posted by: Raj   2018-07-24 00:47  

#2  Could be what killed him...
Posted by: CrazyFool   2018-07-24 00:34  

#1  Could be BOTH, no? Set up a study, and let's see!
Posted by: Kojo Brown4675   2018-07-24 00:26  

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