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HYDROGEN: A DANGEROUS EXPLOSIVE! BUT IT'S OK TO BE IN OUR DRINKING WATER?

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[–] yarr@feddit.nl 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The dose determines the poison.

  • "Salt is dangerous—because it melts ice on roads, imagine what it does inside your body."
  • "Oxygen is dangerous—it causes metal to rust and fruit to rot, so it can't be safe to breathe."
  • "Water is dangerous—it's the primary ingredient in antifreeze, which kills pets."
  • "Lemon juice is dangerous—it can dissolve grease and remove stains, so it's probably damaging your insides."
  • "Baking soda is dangerous—it can strip paint and remove rust, so it can't possibly be safe for baking."
[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Dude I literally sent you a whole article with the history behind it, comparison of dental health over time in the US where the water is fluoridated vs Europe where it is not, all that stuff. Where in that article or anywhere in my comment did you see the logic “it’s bad at high doses so that must mean it’s harmful at small doses”?

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Sure, but that's not the case the original poster makes -- yours is an example of a convincing hypothesis. The original one might as well say "ooooo scary chemicals!"

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat -5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Yeah so you need to go back and reply to the original commenter or something, instead of to my post adding truthful content lol. I wasn't doubling down on the meme. I was saying that unlike any of your other examples similar to the meme, there are qualified people who criticize water flouridation.

Edit: What the fuck have I got myself into 🥲

[–] yarr@feddit.nl 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The original one is also factual -- fluoride will eat holes in concrete.

[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat 1 points 2 weeks ago

Fair enough. I edited it to say “truthful” instead. I will now seek to exit my involvement in these comments.