[sdiy] [OT] The Gullibility Factor test

[Bill K]

FROM:  http://www.calpoison.org/public/mercury.html

What is the most common source of organic mercury poisoning?

In the general population, the main source of mercury poisoning is the 
ingestion of mercury- contaminated food, usually fish. When lake, river or 
ocean water is contaminated with methyl-mercury compounds, the mercury 
accumulates and magnifies in the flesh of the fish.

>Organic mercury concentrations can be more than 1,000 times greater in the 
>fish than in the surrounding water.<

People who eat fish as a main component of their diet may be at risk. If a 
river or lake is known to be polluted with mercury, fish eaters are warned 
to decrease their weekly intake of fish.

What are the signs and symptoms of organic mercury poisoning?

Organic mercury compounds are very damaging. They are toxic by ingestion, 
inhalation, and skin and eye contact. These mercury compounds can attack all 
body systems. They can cause nausea, vomiting, lack of appetite, weight 
loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea, kidney failure, skin burns and irritation, 
respiratory distress, swollen gums and mouth sores, drooling, numbness and 
tingling in the lips, mouth, tongue, hands and feet, tremors and 
incoordination, vision and hearing loss, memory loss, personality changes 
and headache. Allergic reactions can also occur.

Methyl-mercury, usually from contaminated food, is very dangerous to 
pregnant women. Methyl-mercury causes profound mental retardation, cerebral 
palsy, seizures, spasticity, tremors, and incoordination, along with eye and 
hearing damage in the unborn baby as a result of the mother's exposure. 
Organic mercury passes into the breast milk as well.



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>From: Ian Fritz <ijfritz at earthlink.net>
>To: Tim Ressel <madhun2001 at yahoo.com>, synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] [OT]  The Gullibility Factor test
>Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:30:30 -0600
>
>At 04:23 PM 8/30/05, Tim Ressel wrote:
>>Um...
>>
>>
>>I scored 70, but then became very sceptical:
>>"One drop of mercury will poison an entire lake"??
>>I prefer my propaganda on the believable side.
>
>Um ... indeed.  Several items are either wrong or highly misleading.  
>Whoever made this up is pretty gullible, themselves!
>