Everyone has ever seen a smoker's lung in pictures. She is black, tarred and above all quite disgusting. But this video shows the dimensions of smoking more ruthlessly than any photo.
"Smoking can be deadly, " is one of the many slogans that are now on every pack of cigarettes. They should make people aware of the dangers of smoking. In fact, most smokers know the risks of their nicotine addiction quite well - at least in theory. Starting with a dry cough over smoker's leg to lung cancer. But all that does not seem to be enough to make people quit. In Germany, even one in four uses the cigarette. But is there really no way to get smokers to give in?
Frightening scene of a smoking lung
Devon Arbelo dares the attempt. On the Vine video platform, he uploaded a six-second video that shows more ruthlessly than ever the consequences of smoking. The video first shows a healthy, pink lung that unfolds its full volume. In a direct comparison, the same scene with a smoker's lung is shown afterwards. The sight is more than scary! The whole lung is black and hardly able to take in air. The reason: The mass of tar in the lungs.
If you smoke a box daily, your lungs stick with about a cup of tar per year. The episode is clear. Over time, the lungs can absorb less and less air, as the video shows in an impressive way. But more dangers lurk in the cinderblocks: Cigarette smoke contains over 4, 000 harmful chemicals. More than 70 of them are carcinogenic!
It's never too late to stop
It always pays off to stop! Even people who have smoked all their lives can reduce their risk of heart attack by 40 percent. If these facts still have not convinced you should definitely watch this video :
