[sdiy] Lead-free DIY

[Tim Parkhurst]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: john mahoney [mailto:jmahoney at gate.net]
> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 12:02 PM
> To: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> Subject: Re: [sdiy] Lead-free DIY
> 
> In case you ingest some lead, eating garlic may help remove it from
> your system. It's been suggested that this is why the ancient Romans
> felt that garlic gave them strength -- because it was actually curing
> them of mild lead poisoning, which makes you feel weak.
> 
> This is unproven conjecture, but why not hedge your bets by eating a
> nice, garlicky meal after a soldering session? (I should note that I
> *like* garlic. Italian food, anyone? :-)
> --
> john <--(an American who is 3/4 Italian yet has an Irish last name)
> 
> 
> P.S. Oh, okay, here's a pic of me with the lovely wife. Not a
> self-portrait, though it looks like one of those
> holding-the-camera-with-one-hand shots:
> http://www.bitshifted.com/images/johnsan150.jpg
> 

Okay, I think the soldering-then-eating-garlic thing definitely fits under
the "Spouse Gating" thread. ;-)



Tim (Lead free garlic, right?) Servo

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