Re: Chemistry and risk

Judy,

For the sake of clarification:

Paragraph # 1 below was serious, with regard to the amount of dichromate that
would become airborne in woodworking, since woodworkers often sand between
finishes.

Paragraph # 2 below was in jest—I thought that would be apparent. Sam is
not only a great artist, he is also quite intelligent—I doubt he would lick
dichromate off the lid of a jar—His orange tongue was probably due to his
addiction to Cheetos.

Personally, when I mix photo chemicals that involve powders, I take them
outside to do it and let the wind blow the dust into my neighbors yard. I must
admit though that I have noticed the kids next door seem to be mindlessly
running around in circles a lot lately, so I may have to reevaluate my protocol.

With regard to Rat Poison, that's what the doctor gives you for a blood
thinner—I believe it is taken orally.

Hope all is clear for now. Back to my closet.

hehehehe

Mark I. Nelson
www.MarkINelsonPhoto.com
www.PrecisionDigitalNegatives.com
PDNPrint Forum @ Yahoo Groups

In a message dated 2/19/06 1:57:06 PM, jseigel@panix.com writes:

>
>
> On Fri, 17 Feb 2006, Ender100@aol.com wrote:
>
> > Can you imagine using the dichromate as a wood stain, then sanding
> > afterwards?   Just imagine all those little dichromate particles in the
> air and drifting
> > into your ventillation system, settling on your morning oatmeal,
> toothbrush,
> > clothing, etc.
> >
> > I've watched Sam do gum and the only thing that bothered me was when he
> would
> > lick the dichromate off the lip of the jar before he screwed the lid back
> on.
>
>
> Mark, I don't get the joke here -- unless you're saying that because
> woodworkers eat rat poison, photographers should try salmonella?  Or two
> wrongs make a right?
>
> Ha ha?
>
> J.
>
Received on Sun Feb 19 14:17:09 2006