On Dec 22, 7:30 am, Guy Macon http://www.guymacon.com/ wrote:
help bot wrote:
But as we know, lead has its own
dangers; if ingested, lead is *toxic*, unlike so
many of the alternatives.
Oh-- and don't let
the kids near your /poisonous/ lead-shot. (If
ingested, induce vomiting by forcing a jalapeno
pepper and 1/2 tablespoon of gunpowder down
the throat, then call the undertaker.) I believe
the real antidote to lead-poisoning is UGTH,
which sucks metals and calcium out of the
blood vessels, or something like that.

From the Material Safety Data Sheet for Lead:
"Lead metal foil, shot or sheets: Not an ingestion hazard."
"Ingestion: Do NOT induce vomiting"http://www.sciencelab.com/xMSDS-Lead-9927204

My comments: Solid lead is really quite safe. Inhaled as fine
powder, made into a lead salt or organic compound containing
lead (such as lead tetraethyl -- what they put in gasoline) or
exposed in small quantities for long periods (water from lead
pipes) it is very nasty, but you can eat lead shot without any
problem from toxicity.

Interesting. So then, I could theoretically swallow
ten pounds of lead shot, then bet that I could "lose
ten pounds in under a week", earning a quick fifty
cents for lunch money.

C'mon now: do you really believe all that lead shot
will simply pass through one's system /intact/?
What about the acids in the stomach-- have they no
affect on lead? And what about the epoxy? Is it, too,
completely harmless if ingested (presumably by a
child)? Weird science... . In any case, I now know
I'm gonna have to stop inhaling the stuff. The truth is,
even back when regular gasoline was leaded, I filled
my tank, but I didn't inhale.


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