Benzene is still the 6th most toxic chemical known to man. Therefore, consuming any substance that contains it or causes it to occur in the human body is a bad idea. That is just common sense. So consume all you want my friend. While you're at it, why not spice it up a bit with a little mercury or DDT (also on the same list of 20 most toxic substances known to man)? Even water, if consumed in massive quantities, can be, (and has already been proven to be) lethal. Yet water is a necessary ingredient for all life on earth. Benzene is NOT, to say the least.
The soft drink companies are NOT interested in our health. If they were, they would be OUT OF BUSINESS! They are mega-businesses and are only concerned with making mega-profits. Whether or not it is at the expense of our health is irrelevant to them.
"Sodium benzoate has already been the subject of concern about cancer because when mixed with the additive vitamin C in soft drinks, it causes benzene, a carcinogenic substance. A Food Standards Agency survey of benzene in drinks last year found high levels in four brands which were removed from sale."
Benzene is listed as the sixth most toxic substance, according to:
The Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Top 20 Hazardous Substances from the 2005 CERCLA Priority List of Hazardous Substances
1 ARSENIC
2 LEAD
3 MERCURY
4 VINYL CHLORIDE
5 POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
6 BENZENE
"What is benzene?
Some industries use benzene to make other chemicals which are used to make plastics, resins, and nylon and synthetic fibers. Benzene is also used to make some types of rubbers, lubricants, dyes, detergents, drugs, and pesticides. Natural sources of benzene include volcanoes and forest fires. Benzene is also a natural part of crude oil, gasoline, and cigarette smoke."
This doesn't sound like something I would want to ingest.
"How can benzene affect my health?
Eating or drinking foods containing high levels of benzene can cause vomiting, irritation of the stomach, dizziness, sleepiness, convulsions, rapid heart rate, and death.
The major effect of benzene from long-term exposure is on the blood. Benzene causes harmful effects on the bone marrow and can cause a decrease in red blood cells leading to anemia. It can also cause excessive bleeding and can affect the immune system, increasing the chance for infection."
What are chances that the geographical areas where these contraptions are installed get hit by bad weather (i.e. typhoons, tornados, hurricanes, hailstorms, lightning, etc)? That not only will destroy millions of dollars of power-generation equipment and disrupt power, but potentially kill people, animals, or damage crops, buildings, etc on the ground.
Assuming the power station comes down in any uncontrolled fashion, and from the heights they are talking about and the strong jet stream winds they are dealing with, the power generation station could potentially travel many miles before it hits ground, endangering a very very large area below. How would this affect the value of real estate in the same areas because of the risk? I guess the insurance industry might benefit from this if the odds are in their favor.
Global warming almost guarantees more severe storms, more often, making power generation of this sort even more risky.
I was hoping we could post-pone the genesis of Coruscant til the NEXT century, but obviously not. Now I'm forced to move back to Naboo just to get away from all this **** noise and traffic!
I warned the empire not to build these stupid flying machines, but did they listen?!?!
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Benzene is still the 6th most toxic chemical known to man. Therefore, consuming any substance that contains it or causes it to occur in the human body is a bad idea. That is just common sense. So consume all you want my friend. While you're at it, why not spice it up a bit with a little mercury or DDT (also on the same list of 20 most toxic substances known to man)? Even water, if consumed in massive quantities, can be, (and has already been proven to be) lethal. Yet water is a necessary ingredient for all life on earth. Benzene is NOT, to say the least.
The soft drink companies are NOT interested in our health. If they were, they would be OUT OF BUSINESS! They are mega-businesses and are only concerned with making mega-profits. Whether or not it is at the expense of our health is irrelevant to them.
Benzene is listed as the sixth most toxic substance, according to:
The Department of Health and Human Services
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/cxcx3.html
From: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/tfacts3.html
This doesn't sound like something I would want to ingest.
What are chances that the geographical areas where these contraptions are installed get hit by bad weather (i.e. typhoons, tornados, hurricanes, hailstorms, lightning, etc)? That not only will destroy millions of dollars of power-generation equipment and disrupt power, but potentially kill people, animals, or damage crops, buildings, etc on the ground.
Assuming the power station comes down in any uncontrolled fashion, and from the heights they are talking about and the strong jet stream winds they are dealing with, the power generation station could potentially travel many miles before it hits ground, endangering a very very large area below. How would this affect the value of real estate in the same areas because of the risk? I guess the insurance industry might benefit from this if the odds are in their favor.
Global warming almost guarantees more severe storms, more often, making power generation of this sort even more risky.
How much the crocs and venomous snakes paid the stingray? Or how much the stingray paid the media to print that it was "a freak accident"?
Can I apply this technology on my ipod to make the scratches appear to disappear?
"..but i got good news."
You can save 15% on your car insurance by switching to Geico.
I was hoping we could post-pone the genesis of Coruscant til the NEXT century, but obviously not. Now I'm forced to move back to Naboo just to get away from all this **** noise and traffic! I warned the empire not to build these stupid flying machines, but did they listen?!?!