[sdiy] [OT] The Gullibility part ON TOPIC!!

[Bill K]

FROM: http://www.amalgam.org/#anchor48028

A "silver filling" is a euphemism for an amalgam restoration, which a 
dentist places in a patient's tooth after a cavity is created by drilling 
out decay. Amalgam restorations consist of mercury, silver, tin, copper, and 
a trace amount of zinc. The dental amalgam has two fundamental flaws that 
adversely effect a patient's health. The first fundamental flaw is that all 
amalgam metals are cations. The net result of the tendency for covalent, 
ionic and metallic bonding and van der Waals forces between amalgam cations 
is a weak repulsion. So there is a sustained release of mercury and other 
metals from the amalgam into the body. Researchers have measured a daily 
release of mercury on the order of 10 micrograms from the amalgam into the 
body. Mercury is a toxic metal; the most minute amount damages cells.

The second fundamental flaw is that there are five dissimilar metals in the 
amalgam. Galvanic action between these metals in inevitable (the dissimilar 
metals form a battery). Galvanism produces electricity that flows through 
the body. The electric currents produced by the amalgam typically are 
between 0.1 and 10 microamps, compared to the body's natural electric 
current of 3 microamps.

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NOW:  can we hook up something and send the variations in current due to 
teeth clenching to  send a control signal and can it be scaled to 1.0 Moog?


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>From: harrybissell <harrybissell at prodigy.net>
>To: Bill K <controlkeys at hotmail.com>
>CC: synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] [OT] The Gullibility Factor test
>Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2005 21:47:06 -0400
>
>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!
> > >
>