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Nietzsche's Toxicology

Posted by timothy on from the for-small-values-of-xxx dept.

CETS writes "If it doesn't kill ya' it makes you stronger, so a little bit of a bad thing might be alright, according to Scientific American which has this article. " If dioxin and ionizing radiation cause cancer, then it stands to reason that less exposure to them should improve public health. If mercury, lead and PCBs impair intellectual development, then less should be more. But a growing body of data suggests that environmental contaminants may not always be poisonous--they may actually be good for you at low levels.""

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  1. BUSH! by ArmorFiend · · Score: 4, Funny

    This report on toxic chemicals brought to you by the Presidential Council on Industrial Development.

  2. How many cigarettes a day is optimal? by exp(pi*sqrt(163)) · · Score: 4, Funny

    I ask.

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  3. Pollution is killing me! by Dr.+Bent · · Score: 4, Funny

    I've done tests myself that prove my tap water contains Dihydrogen Monoxide, but the government won't do anything about it. They say it's naturally occuring. Never mind that it kills 350 children under the age of six every year, and countless others who frequent beaches and lakes where industrial plants dump the stuff.

    I'm no scientist, but it's obvious to me that we need stricter envrionmental controls to regulate this kind of thing. Multinationals are going to destroy the planet unless we do something.

  4. Ban DHMO! by n1ywb · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ban DHMO! Dihydrogen Monoxide (DHMO) is a colorless and odorless chemical compound. Each year, Dihydrogen Monoxide is a known causative component in many thousands of deaths and is a major contributor to millions upon millions of dollars in damage to property and the environment.

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  5. Re:No it doesn't... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    [...]oh, at least 10^10 to be more useful, probably more. (That number is not a typo. Yes, Homeopathy shoots right past Advogadro's Number and never looks back.)

    Avogadro's Number: ~6.02 x 10^23

    FYI, 10^23 > 10^10

  6. Iocaine Powder by eviltypeguy · · Score: 3, Funny

    This article has been spouting the truth I've known for a while.

    I've been building up my resistance to the effects of Iocaine Powder. Never know when you're death is going to be on the line with a Sicilian opponnent.

  7. Cumulative Toxins by quinkin · · Score: 4, Funny
    In cases where the toxin is actually cumulative (ie. is stored by the body), such as many heavy metals, it is not recommended.

    Please don't have your daily lead/mercury tonic...

    Q.

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