[sdiy] [OT] The Gullibility Factor test

[harrybissell]

The thing that threw me about the 'mercury' question is the idea that
'dental amalgam' is substantially dangerous.  The mercury is mixed with
silver, which all the 'old school' people (who went to school when you could
still play with metallic mercury) know that these metals have a rabid affinity
for each other.

Now... what do you put in your mouth that is going to separate the two.. that
would not outright poison you first ???

Metallic mercury 'is' a poison but it is very difficult to absord into the body.

Other mercury compounds are much less friendly... like the mercuric chloride
onde used to stabilize ammonium persulphate etchants in PCB manufacture.

Oxides of Mercury are terribly dangerous as well... iirc it is these compounds
that
were used in hat manufacture at one time and lauched the phrase "mad as a
hatter"

I'd rather have a mouth full of mercury fillings than depleted uranium.

Better still... ANYTHING named after a god  (Mercury, Uranus, Pluto etc...)
is really bad for you

H^) harry

Bill K wrote:

> 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!
> >