Hoarding iodized salt, that takes the cake for bad information
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Fri Mar-18-11 12:55 PM
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Hoarding iodized salt, that takes the cake for bad information
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Fri Mar-18-11 12:57 PM
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1. I thought it was because they worried for future stocks of salt being contaminated
Sort of like we are worried about our milk supply.
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Fri Mar-18-11 12:58 PM
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2. How much salt could you eat to expect protection from radiation?
you couldn't eat enough.....
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Fri Mar-18-11 12:59 PM
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They are worried that FUTURE supplies of salt will be contaminated with I-131 (I suppose) and therefore are hoarding CLEAN salt (with I-125) now. I suppose.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:02 PM
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6. First paragraph from article
Despite the Chinese government’s effort to educate the population and reassure them they will not be exposed to radiation from the nuclear plant in northern Japan, many fearful Chinese have come to believe baseless rumors that the iodine in salt could save them from radiation sickness – so they are hoarding iodized salt.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:27 PM
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15. Yeah, I think the government is misunderstanding what's going on
Nobody could be stupid enough to think iodized salt is a good source of lg doses of iodine. Could they? :shrug:
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:02 PM
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7. This is what happens when ya shit in your sandbox....
it gets all over EVERYTHING.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:09 PM
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11. Nah, they're hoarding soy sauce for the iodine, too.
They're in a full on panic and grabbing at anything they think may help them.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:00 PM
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4. I like Latino food, so I am hoarding Adobo...nt
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:01 PM
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5. We had an "expert" here babbling on about K+ "iodine" - not a typo either - repeatedly
and sycophants lining up and thanking her for the fantastic information and great advice.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:05 PM
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8. And this is in China, not even Japan.....
Per this story---“you’d have to take 5-13 pounds of salt to have enough iodine to resist the radiation.” Yowie zowie. So you will not die in the distant future from thyroid cancer, you will die today!
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:13 PM
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12. Effiicency is everything you know? We're a very competitive society! USA! USA!
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:24 PM
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13. My guess is they're not too trusting of their government being honest with them
So, they're just thinking of their proximity to Japan and reacting.
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Fri Mar-18-11 02:24 PM
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17. You have a good point. I don't trust my government either.
Remember when we were told by Ridge as Homeland Security guru to use duct tape to seal windows? And of course there is that duck and cover drill.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:07 PM
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9. So...they won't get cancer...
...but will die of massive strokes before they're 40. Wow. I can't check links from work, can someone tell me who we should thank for this tidbit of bad ideas?
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:07 PM
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10. They're scared. Justifiably so.
I agree it's bad information. Yet I can't help but feel for how frightened they must be considering their current situation.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:25 PM
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14. Not to mention how otherwise stoic they are...
My heart goes out to them.
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Fri Mar-18-11 01:59 PM
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16. LOL, the way I salt my food I should be good to go. n/t
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