tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569625053915663956.post705551817089462178..comments2008-10-06T05:30:53.736+02:00Comments on Interesting top 10 lists: Top 10 World's Deadliest PoisonsIvica Miskovichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10920418887234009442noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569625053915663956.post-38892372654786191622008-10-06T05:30:00.000+02:002008-10-06T05:30:00.000+02:00You are perpetuating the myth that mercury is dang...You are perpetuating the myth that mercury is dangerous, when only mercury-containing salts are. It's like saying carbon or nitrogen are toxic because they are in cyanide. Sheesh, you can even drink pure mercury, it won't even react with stomach acid - it even says so in the wikipedia article you quote! (Note: Don't drink quicksilver because it might be contaminated with mercury salts.)<BR/><BR/>Posts like this make it more likely that ignorant people will erroneously blame mercury for autism and other such nonsense.Kevinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555668505332596347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569625053915663956.post-81856715368581584622008-10-02T03:33:00.000+02:002008-10-02T03:33:00.000+02:00there are some very poisonous chemicals you have m...there are some very poisonous chemicals you have missed. Phosgene and nickel tetracarbonyl come to mind.Technical Bardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00188186306853574192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4569625053915663956.post-88522785154590208562008-10-01T01:30:00.000+02:002008-10-01T01:30:00.000+02:00You forgot abrin:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abru...You forgot abrin:<BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrus_precatorius. It is 75 times more toxic than ricin.Legalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04570707426556848596noreply@blogger.com