CO – the silent lobbyist for haemoglobin vacancies
Carbon monoxide isn’t interested in warming the planet—that job belongs to its more photogenic sibling, CO₂. CO’s real talent is outcompeting O₂ for your haemoglobin’s binding sites (≈ 250 × affinity). The result: hypoxic tissues, impaired judgement, and—if exposure persists—an involuntary nap from which one does not awaken. Calling it a climate threat is like criticising a pickpocket for failing to pay income tax: technically true, but hilariously beside the point. 🖤