I'm never going to look at Stan Lee's origin stories in the same way ever again
Thelonious Monk
What scared me most was that, in the second product, there was a remark saying: "Donated by XXXXXXXX, the box was empty."
That means someone actually used all the contents... O.O
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When radioactivity was discovered, it was the "new cool thing".
So, various health drinks, products, and various other stuff claimed having radioactive elements, particles and treatments emerged.
The cancer link to radioactivity hadn't quite been made yet.
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I'm totally wanting a Nuka Cola Quantum right now.
*Looks at half-empty Mt Dew, thinks of Yellow 5*
Hmm. Done?
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When radioactivity was discovered, it was the "new cool thing".
So, various health drinks, products, and various other stuff claimed having radioactive elements, particles and treatments emerged. The cancer link to radioactivity hadn't quite been made yet. |
Yep. During WWII, smoking was actually considered somewhat "healthy" and ciggarettes were included in G.I. rations... so radioactive toothpaste doesn't really surprise me all that much. LOL
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Yep. During WWII, smoking was actually considered somewhat "healthy" and ciggarettes were included in G.I. rations... so radioactive toothpaste doesn't really surprise me all that much. LOL
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in fairness it was the palliative effect. There was already plenty of indications of the harm smoking did but cigarettes do have a calming effect on the nerves and the benefits were deemed to outweigh the risks - but the point several have made is pretty valid, that often it takes a while to understand the effects of new materials.
For example many of the ancient Greek monuments were restored by the British using the wonderful new material known as steel - little thought was given to the fact that it rusts and expands as it does so.
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Yep. They used to play with radioactive stuff all the time. Heck, ask your parents how many of them played with Mercury in science class? A single drop of methylated mercury will kill you. Plain mercury only causes nerve(brain) damage.
Kent used to make asbestos cigarettes.
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Originally Posted by Scarlet Shocker
in fairness it was the palliative effect. There was already plenty of indications of the harm smoking did but cigarettes do have a calming effect on the nerves and the benefits were deemed to outweigh the risks - but the point several have made is pretty valid, that often it takes a while to understand the effects of new materials.
For example many of the ancient Greek monuments were restored by the British using the wonderful new material known as steel - little thought was given to the fact that it rusts and expands as it does so. |
<-- Went around the first Gulf War with a cigar stuck in his mug
I used to fiddle with my back feet music for a black onyx. My entire room absorbed every echo. The music was . . . thud like. The music was . . . thud like. I usually played such things as rough-neck and thug. Opaque melodies that would bug most people. Music from the other side of the fence.
Note to self: Leukemia is not a super-power.
But will they be the type of powers you want? hmmmm......
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Behold my mighty bite, for I brushed my teeth with radioactive toothpaste.
And here's a little extra for "Weak Discouraged Men!" Maybe better than Viagra.
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