damn that comment was funny!

In reply to this comment by E_Nygma:
the sound of the engine stopping sounds exactly like a censor beep.

hey jwray, any idea on how I can post this video ?
http://toxicteeth.org/mercury_fillings_Feb_2009.cfm

your statement is true....one needs to take into account the actual levels of mercury.

from the abstract: The samples were found to contain levels of mercury ranging from below a detection limit of 0.005 to 0.570 micrograms mercury per gram of high fructose corn syrup. Average daily consumption of high fructose corn syrup is about 50 grams per person in the United States. With respect to total mercury exposure, it may be necessary to account for this source of mercury in the diet of children and sensitive populations.

this was one of two studies done on the subject. While I know the 2nd study found mercury in more products that contain HFCS, I'm not sure at what levels.

Q

In reply to this comment by jwray:
>> ^qruel:
Since we are talking about Mercury... here's some interesting facts...
Gold mines are the nation's largest source of mercury pollution. Like all mining, separating and processing the gold creates tons of toxic metals, like lead and mercury. Nevada is home to eight of the nation's top 10 mercury polluters. Here is a list of the top 100 Some other sources: Coal Fired Power Plants, Cement Kilns, Incinerators, Chlor-alkali Production, Chemical Plants.

In 2005 the FDA did a study that showed mercury in many food products that contained High Fructose Corn Syrup (due to mercury in the caustic soda and hydrochloric acid used in the manufacture of HFCS), and the FDA did absolutely nothing about it.


Presence of "detectable" levels is meaningless unless you name a specific concentration. Nearly everything will randomly contain at least 1 part in 10^20 of whichever stable element you want, which could be measured with a sufficiently accurate mass spectrometer.

cool...and thx for the compliment

Q

In reply to this comment by doogle:
HAHAHA
It's all good man. I like a good engaging discussion, but yes, some people will rib at ya too far. I was trying to add push to that. Noting serious.

Your involvement on the 'Sift is great. Don't stop.

In reply to this comment by qruel:
eh, sorry, I'm a little touchy. we've had some pretty heated discussions on VS about mercury and its related adverse health implications, which some doubt (depending on the intake).
http://www.videosift.com/video/Mercury-vapor-from-dental-fillings
coming from some users, they would not have been joking.
Qruel

In reply to this comment by doogle:
Just ribbing you man. You didn't find it funny?

Your fact-filled paragraph as BOOOOOORING and your assertion that it was "interesting facts" as a lie? Not funny?

I'll edit it if you prefer.

In reply to this comment by qruel:
Um, what's up with the hostile response ?
what did I lie about?

In reply to this comment by doogle:
^ BOOOOOOOORING

>> ^qruel:
Since we are talking about Mercury... here's some interesting facts...

LIAR!

eh, sorry, I'm a little touchy. we've had some pretty heated discussions on VS about mercury and its related adverse health implications, which some doubt (depending on the intake).
http://www.videosift.com/video/Mercury-vapor-from-dental-fillings
coming from some users, they would not have been joking.
Qruel

In reply to this comment by doogle:
Just ribbing you man. You didn't find it funny?

Your fact-filled paragraph as BOOOOOORING and your assertion that it was "interesting facts" as a lie? Not funny?

I'll edit it if you prefer.

In reply to this comment by qruel:
Um, what's up with the hostile response ?
what did I lie about?

In reply to this comment by doogle:
^ BOOOOOOOORING

>> ^qruel:
Since we are talking about Mercury... here's some interesting facts...

LIAR!

Um, what's up with the hostile response ?
what did I lie about?

In reply to this comment by doogle:
^ BOOOOOOOORING

>> ^qruel:
Since we are talking about Mercury... here's some interesting facts...

LIAR!

HA! instant classic. is that yours or part of the pastafarian scipture ?

In reply to this comment by jwray:
Our Pasta, who art in a colander, draining be your noodles. Thy noodle come, thy sauce be yum, on top some grated Parmesan. Give us this day our garlic bread, and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trample on our lawns. And lead us not into vegetarianism, but deliver us some pizza, for thine is the meatball, the noodle, and the sauce, forever and ever, Ramen.

mwahahaha... another addict born !

In reply to this comment by Doc_M:
Curse you Qruel. I'm stuck on "Handling" and it's freaking 4 am. doggonit. My roommate's light is also on. I introduced him to this today. mwahahaha.

thanks for the quality upvote. glad your enjoying the game, if unfortunatley at the expense of sleep. Also, it sounds like we build similar kinds of contraptions (rovers). those wree good links.


In reply to this comment by Doc_M:
*quality

I always wind up building a very simple design like a rover or a bridge and a rover. Maybe it's just my line of work, but simplicity is always better in my book.
Spoiler ideas for a few I liked:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=4978544
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=4978659
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=4978373

I hadn't realized to that point that you can attach things directly to the red block/ball. lol. I was always carrying it.

Ok, one more:
http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=4978984

holy creepy avatar batman !

thank you

In reply to this comment by marinara:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JPlvdSQ6cAM

http://www.videosift.com/video/The-CFR-controls-The-American-media

is dead fix it with the link provided TIA qruel

you da man. thank you. Actually I think this was try #4. It definately takes a certain type of humor, but i thought it was well done.

Q

In reply to this comment by MarineGunrock:
Why do I feel as though I've seen this here before?

[edit] Here's why.

But since you have tried so dearly to get this sifted, I'll give you my hesitant vote.

check out these verbal gymnastics
Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case in Federal Court - Now What?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-kirby/government-concedes-vacci_b_88323.html

but asserting that Iraq has an influx of fast food from america...
you won't find me disagreeing with you that nutrition plays a large part in the development of a fetus. And I would also agree that they have a very large stress factor, (having bombs going off, foreign troops invading your homeland and numerous other factors Iraqi's have to live with on a daily basis)
But imagine the scale of fast food joints that there would have to be to accomplish what your talking about. Heck, do they even have any of our westernized food joints over there ? Before the war we had sanctions placed against them and U.S. businesses could not do business with Iraq.

we are the original fast food nation (many more FF joints for a much longer time), so where are all the reports of birth defects due to FF?

noting there is a difference between "birth defects" and things like being born malnourished, jaundiced, IBS, etc...

In reply to this comment by jwray:
Poor nutrition, such as folic acid deficiency, has been proven to cause birth defects. Most vitamin/mineral deficiency in the mother could possibly harm the fetus. 3 out of 4 deaths in the USA are caused by diseases or complications of diseases that are strongly linked to diet, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, cancer, and diabetes. Stress and greasy fast food can aggravate inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, which can both cause malabsorption.

hey, great portal avatar.

In reply to this comment by Payback:
I'm more impressed with the flying between the trees right after. THAT takes balls. You scuff the dirt, you'll probably be ok. Scuff a rotor blade and you're scrap metal.