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Military Develops "Green" Cleaners For Terrorist Attack Sites

Posted by samzenpus on from the ultra-concentrated dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Chemists with the US military have developed a set of ultra-strength cleaners to be used in the aftermath of a terrorist attack. The formulas are reportedly tough enough to get rid of nerve gas, mustard gas, radioactive isotopes, and anthrax. But they are also non-toxic, based on ingredients found in foods, cosmetics, and other consumer products."

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  1. Am I alone in translating "green" by WCMI92 · · Score: -1, Troll

    Whenever I hear a product called "Green-" I always translate that to mean "inferior".

    Any product that is designed to be "green" rather than the best is probably GOING to be inferior because there was some compromise made in order to make it "green".

    I make it a point to avoid PC parts from "green" product lines because to me, "green" means SLOW.

    If we suffer a WMD terrorist attack, I want the BEST products to be used to deal with it, who cares if it's "green"?

    Isn't a massive terrorist attack causing widespread destruction likely to cause FAR more pollution than anything we'd have to do to clean up AFTER IT?

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    1. Re:Am I alone in translating "green" by ArcherB · · Score: 0, Troll

      For example, orange oil kills ants faster than poison

      No it doesn't. I've used it straight and as I've used products based on orange oil. The ants flounder around for hours before they die. Spray Raid on them and they are dead within minutes.

      Given your record with orange oil and ants, I'm sure as hell not going to test mint oil on yellow jackets.

      Your argument can be summed up as thus: If I have already been shot with a large-caliber weapon, who cares if I must be shot with a small-caliber weapon during surgery? Thus it is just as stupid as everything else you said.

      If that small caliber weapon will save my life, I'm all for it. Consider using lasers to stop bleeding.

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  2. modp up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Clean for the nWext dicks produced

  3. Re:Cosmetics? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Can we trust you to not be a nigger (afro-american for the PC bitches)?

    malbo-shit

  4. They should bomb each others departments by Fantastic+Lad · · Score: -1, Troll

    Favorite line in the ad copy. . .

    "Bacillus anthracis (B. anthracis; "anthrax" in the public lexicon) is the most notorious biological warfare agent (BWA), having been used with lethal consequences in the 2001 anthrax-letter attacks"

    Didn't that anthrax come from your own labs, you idiots? Yes, I believe it did.

    Terrorism isn't just state funded, it's an invention of the state itself. A small ember of genuine rebellion sought out and fanned into full flame by the careful ministrations of the American and Israeli secret services. And when that isn't good enough, covertly taken over and managed entirely from the top. "Terrorists" make such a great excuse for selling. . .

    Peroxide!

    "Get your whites whiter! It's made out of Food! Just like a McDonald's meal is made from meat, bread and milk! SOOOO good for you!"

    Ugh.

    -FL