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Mary Krauss wrote:

> That sounds like a much better prognosis than my fearful guess!
>
> We once attended a brunch where a similar thing happened to the 
> carving chef.  Apparently standing still for long periods of time can 
> sometimes cause "pooling" of blood in the lower part of the body, 
> which reduces blood pressure to the brain and causes a fainting 
> spell.  He dropped like a stone, narrowly missing his own carving 
> knife. We learned later that this sort of thing happens occasionally 
> to soldiers who are asked to stand motionless for long periods of 
> time....
It can happen to people sitting on airplanes too long. I you are going 
on a long flight - get up and move around.

Truman


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