[comrade1]

First, an on-topic comment just so my post isn't completely pointless... My niece was stung in the foot by a jellyfish north of LA. I had read that rinsing with freshwater will cause more poison to be released, and thus more pain. I had also read that you can rinse it with urine but I wasn't about to pee on my niece in public or in private. Seawater and sand seemed to work.

Off-topic - what's with the style of writing in that article? I've seen more and more articles written in that voice - attempts at lame humor with aside statements, mixing an interesting article with the voice of a high schooler. Has Wired always been like this? I don't read them, but I thought that their target audience was relatively educated tech people.

[station909]

I'm glad you didn't urinate on your niece. I heard about it as well but never knew if it's real or not. This might help: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/fact-or-fiction-ur... Relevant quote: "But what about urine? It contains salts and electrolytes... The concentration of salts and other compounds people have in their urine changes, he explains. If it is too dilute it will be similar to freshwater and cause those stingers to fire." So you did the smart thing!

[Zikes]

The writing style reminds me a lot of sites like damninteresting.com.

[sgdread]

I believe you can use vinegar to treat that.

[seacious]

Yeah, but how do you get the journalists to drink it?