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The belief was that swallowing cotton balls would show up as a shadow in x-rays during the physical examine. Thus eliminating them from service...as a shadow would indicate an underlying health problem, such as a tumor.
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Why did Germans look up to Hitler?
balls, balls everywhere
What did soldiers think about in the war?
it sucked balls
What were the type of bullets used in the Civil War?
Musket balls.
How do you explain the pigeonhole principle?
The pigeonhole principle is merely the following observation - "If we are to place N balls into M boxes where N > M, at least one box will contain at least two balls." A generalized version of the pigeonhole principle says that if we place at least nk + 1 balls into n boxes, then at least one box will contain at least k+1 balls. I say "at least" a lot because these numbers are arbitrary and lower bounds.
How did the invention of the dreadnought battleship change the naval warfare?
sucking balls
How did the plains people use cotton as a resource?
They had a great need for cotton balls and they wove it into cloth
What is the history of cotton balls?
Cotton balls are made from the fluff of cotton plants. Cotton balls are called cotton wool and are unspun cotton fibers. Cotton balls have been around at least in the 5th century BC. The raw cotton is naturally a ball shape.
Is there a difference from cotton balls and cotton wool?
yes. wool is from goats but cotton balls are made from cotton.
Will cotton balls make you sick if you eat it?
Cotton balls are not meant to be eaten.
Can you replace zippo cotton balls with normal cotton balls?
yes you can,5 cotton balls for a regular zippo lighter and 4 for a slim zippo lighter
Is there a difference from cotton balls and wool cotton?
Cotton, They're soft than wool (i guess) but i choose cotton
Can there be latex in cotton balls?
no, because cotton balls are made of used car parts.everyone knows that.
Are cotton balls recyclable?
are cotton ball recyleable
How do you get cuts from picking cotton from cotton fields?
The bolls which are the covers for the cotton balls as they grow, and once open enough to extract the cotton balls by hand, are paper-cut sharp.
Are cotton balls from the plant the same as store cotton balls?
Cotton comes from plants and is formed into balls after processing. The cotton boll that contains the cotton lint also contains seeds, which are removed as part of the processing steps.
What is fluffy Cotton like clouds called?
cotton balls
How is cotton obtained from plant?
Cotton is obtained by ginning , spinning
