Isn't anybody worried

[RosevilleCAguy]

About all of the toxic stuff floating around these days? Especially since nobody has really yet determined the net cumulative effects? Think about it, the water we drink, the air we breathe, the condoms we use, everything is permeated with chemicals.

Everything with the suffix "cide" is used to kill things. Insecticide, fungicide, algacide, spermicide. There is a lot of exposure here.

And have you ever noticed that there is no "Humanicide" label on anything. Certainly some things are used in such a capacity. like Sarin, Tabun, or VX. Why don't they have the appropriate markings?

And I won't EVEN get into the things with unintended side effects, like DDT. Remember how it softened the eggshells of predatory birds? Maybe way back, something similar happened to people. When our eggshells became to soft to support the weight of the mother when she was sitting on them, we were forced to further evolve into the whole painful life birth method of reproduction.

Anybody have any opinions? Remember, your answers will be graded based upon originality and content.

 

[brisbon]

Bubonic Plague - Chicken Pox - Influenza - Cholera - Typhus - Polio ... ect.

Yes what we deal with nowadays can be potentially devastating, and yes we need to continue with efforts to monitor our own government and the private sector to ensure they do not poison us.

We die by the thousands through ignorance and misuse of what we create through science.

We used to die by the millions from what only nature created.

 

[throbbingcock]

Im actually afriad of all this West Nile virus stuff carried by mosquitos.

 

[Quisath]

So Join a Support Group...................

 

[throbbingcock]

I dont think there is a support group for west nile, and besides I dont have the virus.

 

[Soblue]

I don't really worry about the things I can't do anything about. But I do wash fruits and veggies with soap and water.

 

[bluemuse]

RosevilleCAguy.....you must be so much fun at parties.

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

This is supposed to be about man-made stuff. Things like the West Nile virus are kinda like nature's version of Russian Roulette, except everybody plays.

Some win and some lose.

Chemicals, on the other hand, are like putting more bullets into the gun.

There are some really REALLY nasty ones out there.

NaCl, for example is quite common. If you are subjected to an overdose, you can get cramps, hypertension, and may even die. Not only that but its components are a metal which reacts so violently that it actually will explode on contact with water. The other component is a deadly greenish gas, highly toxic to humans.

Other chemicals, such as "As" have been proven to have cumulative toxic effects. Another chemical "Pb" is believed to have had a role in the fall of Rome itself.

This is serious stuff people. We need to get rid of all these chemicals.

 

[peachykeen]

think about it everyday, especially now that I'm looking to get pregnant in about a year. Is the main reason I dn't use birth control pills and avoid most over the counter remedies, soft drink products, factory farmed meats, and buy organic wherever possible. Scary shit, man.

 

[patient1]

Actually, I kind of hope I get west nile while I'm still healthy enough to survive it. I'm sure I'll be exposed to it in the next 15 years, if I haven't already.

 

[Bob_Bytchin]

We honestly have no idea how many of today's diseases are "man-made"....AIDS for example. Rumors persist that it was a disease created by Nixon's administration for germ warfare. But of course it's all speculation with no basis in fact...just basis in rumor and heresay.

 

[brisbon]

*Driving 60 mph on a dark rainy night.
*West Nile Virus.

Which one has the most potential to kill .... you

Chill Pills ... fast, tasty and effective.

 

[patient1]

This is supposed to be about man-made stuff. Things like the West Nile virus are kinda like nature's version of Russian Roulette, except everybody plays.

Some win and some lose.

Chemicals, on the other hand, are like putting more bullets into the gun.

There are some really REALLY nasty ones out there.

NaCl, for example is quite common. If you are subjected to an overdose, you can get cramps, hypertension, and may even die. Not only that but its components are a metal which reacts so violently that it actually will explode on contact with water. The other component is a deadly greenish gas, highly toxic to humans.

Other chemicals, such as "As" have been proven to have cumulative toxic effects. Another chemical "Pb" is believed to have had a role in the fall of Rome itself.

This is serious stuff people. We need to get rid of all these chemicals.

Posted pre-maturely. I meant to raise the issue of dihydrogen-oxide.

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Posted pre-maturely. I meant to raise the issue of dihydrogen-oxide.

That one is really nasty. Statistically, it causes more deaths than all the others combined. It is especially dangerous when inhaled.

 

[alexandraaah]

Eh...we're all going to die someday.

By the way, you know that wearing a mask in your av isn't as effective as putting one on your face.

 

[Lost Cause]

Boy in the bubble?

Genetics play an important part of "making it" as long as we do. Chemicals certainly do not help, but usually our bodies adapt to most everything. How many thousands die each year? And how many people are on this planetoid? So that's about 5-10 % of the inhabitants? I'm not making light of it, it's just that I'm pointing out the perspective of the problem.
*watch what you eat. (where's it comes from)
*watch what you drink
*Relax with a glass of red dye #3 and your favorite smoke! mellow....aaaoooohhhhmmmmm!

 

[Nora]

Well, I always get a rash when I mix di-hydrogen oxide with NaCl and those gritty, silicon-based particles. Especially when it's really hot out.

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

People sometimes also complain about burns from exposures where that particular chemical compositions are found..

 

[RosevilleCAguy]

Eh...we're all going to die someday.

By the way, you know that wearing a mask in your av isn't as effective as putting one on your face.

Would you believe that the pic in the AV is me?

 

[Nora]

Exactly! I've had those horrible, blistering burns before. Damn those chemical reactions!

I've inhaled di-hydrogen oxide before, too. That's not fun. Fortunately it wasn't fatal.

Although I still think one of the deadliest compounds of all time was AuH2O.

I understand that you can combat the effects of As by pairing it with old, tatted cotton. That's not something you hear about every day.

Pb's ok, as long as it's not wielded in the library or dining room.