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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:03:38 +0100, St. wrote:
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>> but me living here in the desert, I'm breathing in less than you
>> probably are.
>
> Wanna swap houses Jim? Come and live in Beautiful Britain! Heh...
> ;)
I don't recall if I've said it before here, but we have actually thought
about moving. And with my wife's medical conditions, actually, the high
altitude, direct sunlight, and low humidity aggravate those conditions,
so we are going to *have* to move sooner or later (and sooner would be
better).
>> On a serious note, I know someone whose wife is in jail because of the
>> death of their adopted daughter due to a DHMO overdose. Very sad
>> story.
>
> Gah, sorry to hear that. So many people, so many problems in this
> world... It's not good.
Yeah. The situation was (and still is, for that matter) quite unusual.
Apparently the "punishment" that was used was at the recommendation of a
therapist. The way it was administered, though, caused overhydration to
an extent that it resulted in death. I also understand there were/are
some psychological factors with the mother as well, but I don't know all
the details of that (it's not the sort of thing you ask about in casual
conversation, and I don't know the husband well enough to engage in even
casual conversation about much of anything, much less about the death of
his adopted daughter).
Jim
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St. wrote:
> Woaah. Heavy. Are we breathing this stuff in?
Perhaps more alarmingly, WE'RE BREATHING IT OUT! ;-)
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:17:58 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> St. wrote:
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>> Woaah. Heavy. Are we breathing this stuff in?
>
> Perhaps more alarmingly, WE'RE BREATHING IT OUT! ;-)
Oh no! You're right, we're not merely suffering from it, we're
contributing to the problem! Aaaaieeeeeeeee!
Jim
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>> Have you heard about dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO)?
>
>> It has some pretty scary health implications...
>
> Except that botox is a real neurotoxin.
And DHMO really *does* kill far more people every year than botox ever will.
Come to mention it, it only takes a gram or two of aspirin to cause some
pretty damned serious medical problems. Indeed, almost *all* drugs are
leathally toxic when taken in really quite tiny amounts. (Nibble a few
foxglove seeds and watch as you go into cardiac arrest. And they *give*
this stuff to people who have heart problems... go figure!)
Hell, people have been killed by *air* for goodness' sake! o_O
Just about anything can kill you... it's just a question of how likely
this is.
Did I mention the guy my dad knew? Rolled over in his sleep, a rib
snapped, and PUNCTURED HIS LUNG! If his wife hadn't been right next to
him, he'd be dead now. And he was only trying to SLEEP. Sleeping is
dangerous. Swallowing [and hence eating and drinking] is dangerous.
Hell, BEING ALIVE is dangerous... It makes you quite paranoid if you
think about it too much.
Now, if you want something "really" crazy... People drink tea. Tea
tastes the way it does because of tannins in the leaves. These actually
don't do the plant any good; it only grows them TO MAKE THE LEAVES TASTE
BAD so that THINGS WON'T EAT IT. So... we drink tea because it contains
chemicals to make it "taste bad"... how ****ed up is that?!
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> >> Have you heard about dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO)?
> >
> >> It has some pretty scary health implications...
> >
> > Except that botox is a real neurotoxin.
> And DHMO really *does* kill far more people every year than botox ever will.
I don't think 0.1 micrograms of DHMO has ever killed anyone.
--
- Warp
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:4888d6a0@news.povray.org...
> Hell, BEING ALIVE is dangerous... It makes you quite paranoid if you think
> about it too much.
that's a fact ..... look at it this way. you've cheated death (if) when you
wake up the next morning ;-)
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"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
news:4888d37a@news.povray.org...
> On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:03:38 +0100, St. wrote:
>>
>>> but me living here in the desert, I'm breathing in less than you
>>> probably are.
>>
>> Wanna swap houses Jim? Come and live in Beautiful Britain! Heh...
>> ;)
>
> I don't recall if I've said it before here, but we have actually thought
> about moving. And with my wife's medical conditions, actually, the high
> altitude, direct sunlight, and low humidity aggravate those conditions,
> so we are going to *have* to move sooner or later (and sooner would be
> better).
Move here? The UK? Apparently, it's a mini New Zealand (country-side
wise). Just beautiful.
>
>
>
>>> On a serious note, I know someone whose wife is in jail because of the
>>> death of their adopted daughter due to a DHMO overdose. Very sad
>>> story.
>>
>> Gah, sorry to hear that. So many people, so many problems in this
>> world... It's not good.
>
> Yeah. The situation was (and still is, for that matter) quite unusual.
> Apparently the "punishment" that was used was at the recommendation of a
> therapist. The way it was administered, though, caused overhydration to
> an extent that it resulted in death. I also understand there were/are
> some psychological factors with the mother as well,
That last sentence, I can relate to.
but I don't know all
> the details of that (it's not the sort of thing you ask about in casual
> conversation, and I don't know the husband well enough to engage in even
> casual conversation about much of anything, much less about the death of
> his adopted daughter).
True. It's hard to talk sometimes. It's like being in prison - you don't
ask your cellmate what he did to be put inside. <sigh>
~Steve~
>
> Jim
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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message
news:4888d566$1@news.povray.org...
> St. wrote:
>
>> Woaah. Heavy. Are we breathing this stuff in?
>
> Perhaps more alarmingly, WE'RE BREATHING IT OUT! ;-)
Really? Good job you're typing this stuff then Andrew. ;)
~Steve~
>
> --
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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Warp wrote:
> I don't think 0.1 micrograms of DHMO has ever killed anyone.
My point is not that botox is completely harmless, but rather than a
great many quite ordinary substances can be surprisingly harmful... ;-)
Eat enough apple pips and you'll drop dead. But nobody worries about it
too much because you'd have to eat a ridiculous amount of them.
Similarly, the carefully measured dose of botox used in surgery is far
too tiny to pose any threat to anything. Indeed, *most* drugs are
lethally toxin even when taken in really quite small amounts.
--
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:13:25 +0100, St. wrote:
>> I don't recall if I've said it before here, but we have actually
>> thought about moving. And with my wife's medical conditions, actually,
>> the high altitude, direct sunlight, and low humidity aggravate those
>> conditions, so we are going to *have* to move sooner or later (and
>> sooner would be better).
>
> Move here? The UK? Apparently, it's a mini New Zealand (country-side
> wise). Just beautiful.
Yeah, there - the UK. :-) We do think it's beautiful there; we've
visited a couple times, and most of our really close friends are there.
It's a shame we only get to see them when we get over there, they get
over here, or "virtually" online.
>> Yeah. The situation was (and still is, for that matter) quite unusual.
>> Apparently the "punishment" that was used was at the recommendation of
>> a therapist. The way it was administered, though, caused overhydration
>> to an extent that it resulted in death. I also understand there
>> were/are some psychological factors with the mother as well,
>
> That last sentence, I can relate to.
Yeah, from what I understand from people who know the family better,
something's seriously messed up.
> True. It's hard to talk sometimes. It's like being in prison - you
> don't
> ask your cellmate what he did to be put inside. <sigh>
I won't ask how you know that. ;-)
Jim
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