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Win2Win
22nd February 2010, 18:00
Citing global moves to ban mercury, the Department of Health said over the weekend it would call for a ban on the importation of health products containing the highly-toxic substance.

More... (http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view/20100222-254730/DOH-calls-for-ban-on-mercury)
les_taxi
22nd February 2010, 20:43
You cant just destroy a whole planet just like that ! :)
KeithD
22nd February 2010, 22:29
DOH!!! :doh
Doc Alan
23rd February 2010, 09:10
You cant just destroy a whole planet just like that ! :)

Mad as a hatter ! :doh (the expression came from mercury poisoning due to compounds used in making hats 2 to 3 centuries ago)
It's actually the most toxic metal on THIS planet after plutonium :omg:
It affects every system in the body but poisoning's uncommon now and should be minimised as more countries (including European Union) eventually ban it:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Arthur Little
23rd February 2010, 11:05
[SIZE="3"]Mad as a hatter ! :doh (the expression came from mercury poisoning due to compounds used in making hats 2 to 3 centuries ago)


:cwm24: REALLY, Alan? ... I hadn't realised that! :NoNo: I mean, I was aware of its extremely high level of toxicity ... but never knew it had been used in hat-making. It just goes to show that ... even at MY late stage in life ... I'm still learning new things, thanks to people like your goodself! :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Arthur Little
23rd February 2010, 11:14
Continuing on this theme ... that's just one example of the benefits of a forum such as ours; it's much more than simply a 'helpline' :rolleyes: - it's an EDUCATION in itself - a learning curve in which we can ALL share ... picking up innumerable snippets of useful information as we go along!!! :xxgrinning--00xx3:
Doc Alan
23rd February 2010, 11:44
To be fair, I've given the most likely of a few explanations of the expression "Mad as a hatter":xxgrinning--00xx3: Not one that's used much these days :NoNo: But reading some threads can lead to sudden changes of mood - that's mercurial !:omg:
Arthur Little
23rd February 2010, 12:19
To be fair, I've given the most likely of a few explanations of the expression *"Mad as a hatter":xxgrinning--00xx3: Not one that's used much these days :NoNo: But reading some threads can lead to sudden changes of mood - that's mercurial !:omg:

Here's ANOTHER use of *it: One of my colleagues in Social Services was wont to quote the expression in deference to our boss, the Principal Social Worker at H.M. Prison, Perth ... back in the 1970s, admittedly. Maybe he just said it as "a matter of principle"! :icon_lol:
Alan
23rd February 2010, 13:20
When I was a wee lad I used to play with mercury from broken thermometers - it was great fun!! It hasn't done me any harm - I mean - you all know how sane I am! :Cuckoo:

Al.:)
Northerner
23rd February 2010, 16:14
When I was a wee lad I used to play with mercury from broken thermometers - it was great fun!! It hasn't done me any harm - I mean - you all know how sane I am! :Cuckoo:

Al.:)

And your six fingers make playing the guitar easier:D:D:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Doc Alan
23rd February 2010, 16:58
And your six fingers make playing the guitar easier:D:D:xxgrinning--00xx3:

They're in his genes :omg:
les_taxi
23rd February 2010, 18:53
A bullet is fairly toxic!
Doc Alan
23rd February 2010, 20:04
A bullet is fairly toxic!

What ?:omg:
Toxic means poisonous. A poison is a substance that causes illness or death to a person or animal that swallows or absorbs it.
les_taxi
23rd February 2010, 22:40
What ?:omg:
Toxic means poisonous. A poison is a substance that causes illness or death to a person or animal that swallows or absorbs it.

Most people will die if they absorb a bullet to the heart:D
Maybe you did not realize i was messin alan,I get sick of arguing with dedworth on football.:xxgrinning--00xx3:
Doc Alan
23rd February 2010, 23:17
Most people will die if they absorb a bullet to the heart:D
Maybe you did not realize i was messin alan,I get sick of arguing with dedworth on football.:xxgrinning--00xx3:

They would die from internal haemorrhage due to rupture of the heart muscle by the bullet, not poisoning !:omg:
Yes, I realised you were "messin" , I know nothing about football :NoNo: Correct use of language was essential in my career - imagine for example if my report on a sample had said "evidence of cancer" when I meant "no evidence ...":omg:
But, keeping to the thread, I never diagnosed a case of mercury poisoning in 35 years , either in the UK or Far East :NoNo:
les_taxi
23rd February 2010, 23:24
What if it was lead bullet? Lead is a poison!
Doc Alan
23rd February 2010, 23:54
What if it was lead bullet? Lead is a poison!

OMG :omg: you really are "messin" now and also going off - topic !:D
Lead poisoning usually takes years ! A bullet would kill from internal bleeding in minutes ! I'm only stating the bleeding obvious !:doh
les_taxi
24th February 2010, 00:46
yes of course i'm messin lead is a culmative poison of course,and yes i'm going off topic as most of the topics on here usually do it is what makes this forum fun as well as being informative.
KeithD
24th February 2010, 10:03
A bullet is fairly toxic!
They make them out of copper now so they don't cause damage :Erm: