"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
03/04/2020 at 18:12 • Filed to: None
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"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
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Well...how about that. Im betting I have at least 3 family members that have these on right now.
BaconSandwich is tasty.
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/04/2020 at 18:20 |
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Ugh. I hate how garbage like this becomes popular, and how people actually believe whatever random claims some products make.
See also: Q-ray bracelets, essential oils, wheatgrass, fad diets, pyramid schemes
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> HammerheadFistpunch
03/04/2020 at 18:33 |
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Yeah, as a record buff, I never trusted these either. Polonium-210. Even sounds scary. and, no polo ponies...
https://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consumer%20products/staticeliminator.htm
wafflesnfalafel
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/04/2020 at 18:47 |
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I had a school mate in elementary die of some sort of cancer linked to that radioactive pottery that was an issue (or the glaze was radioactive, something like that.) That stuff is no joke...
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> BaconSandwich is tasty.
03/04/2020 at 18:49 |
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Snake oil is nothing new. We have an entire federal agency going back to 1906 (FDA) whose job it is to separate out real stuff from bullshit.
Shane Moore
> wafflesnfalafel
03/04/2020 at 18:59 |
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Fiestaware! The Orange was the most radioactive.
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Cash Rewards
03/04/2020 at 19:29 |
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Unfortunately it still doesn’t catch all the garbage.
JeepJeremy
> Shane Moore
03/04/2020 at 19:46 |
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Ummmm...I thought you were joking but I looked up Fiestaware....I had no idea. I have some Fiestaware!
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> BaconSandwich is tasty.
03/04/2020 at 19:51 |
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Not the way it’s intended to work,as regulatory agencies have no where near the budget to “catch” products. If it’s not approved, you can’t say it will be beneficial for your health without a disclosure statement that it may be bullshit. These things have to say either nothing or “these statements not evaluated by the FDA” or some such. But the "FDA Approved" is supposed to act as a gold stamp,so to speak, to ensure quality and benefit.
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BaconSandwich is tasty.
> Cash Rewards
03/04/2020 at 20:19 |
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Yeah, I get that. It’s just a shame that these snake oil salesmen can’t be nailed by something else. Or sold with a huge fat disclaimer, like cigarette packages. Although I suppose that still doesn’t stop people from smoking...
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HammerheadFistpunch
> JeepJeremy
03/04/2020 at 20:29 |
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That’s pretty much all we use. Granted it's not vintage
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> BaconSandwich is tasty.
03/04/2020 at 20:37 |
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I agree with you, absolutely
DipodomysDeserti
> wafflesnfalafel
03/04/2020 at 20:43 |
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How much if this pottery did he own? That some serious exposure. Or he was just unlucky. Northern arizona is filled with naturally occurring uranium. I’ve probably breathed in quite a few meals work of fiestaware.
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JeepJeremy
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/04/2020 at 20:47 |
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Mine isn’t either. I looked up the date codes. Interesting to learn about that today, though.
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DipodomysDeserti
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/04/2020 at 20:48 |
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You might be surprised by how many every day products have radioactive materials in them. Radon in granite countertops, for example. The key is exposure and dose.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> DipodomysDeserti
03/04/2020 at 20:50 |
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Oh I'm very familiar with radon, being built on grant. Remediation is on our todo list
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DipodomysDeserti
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/04/2020 at 20:52 |
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I was surprised to find in my classes that Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the US. The first being smoking. Absolutely nuts how good the earth is at killing us.
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HammerheadFistpunch
> DipodomysDeserti
03/04/2020 at 21:04 |
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yeah, its something we REALLY should have done by now. we’re redoing the basement this spring so I’m thinking it will get done then.
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wafflesnfalafel
> DipodomysDeserti
03/04/2020 at 21:37 |
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N ot really exactly sure - we were like 8yo at the time, figure her family had a set or something... We were initially told she moved away then... funeral...
zipfuel
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/05/2020 at 11:30 |
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This is a fantastic, fascinating video about some truly terrible stupid shit. Now I’m thinking about getting myself a Geiger counter for giggles...
“Hey let me see that thing a sec
gmporschenut also a fan of hondas
> HammerheadFistpunch
03/05/2020 at 20:31 |
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$20 says my anti vaxxer coworker has one of these
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> zipfuel
03/05/2020 at 21:09 |
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