• TheTechnician27@lemmy.world
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    The first usage was January 1842 by William E. Clarke, not 1846 by W.T.G. Morton, and there was yet another one that March by Crawford W. Long for a tumor removal. Morton was of course still one of the pioneers of ether as an anaesthetic.

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    And in just under 150 years they’d make it into nets. The world be cray.

    (I will be here all week, whether you like it or not)

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    • Then: We’re gonna straight up knock you out.
    • Now: If we cheap out on the dose, we can guarantee your shot wears off half way through.