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Written by Jm Valera
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Sunday, 16 December 2007 |
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Rockstar, Redbull, Cofee, and Jolt Cola ... what do they all have in common? Caffeine!
WARNING
Caffeine is a powerful neurotoxin with an LD50 (Median Lethal Dose) of about 175mg / kg in humans. For the average American that weighs 185lb, this comes out to just under 15grams as an average dose to kill you. While it takes 15g to put you under, much less will make you feel very uncomfortable. Don't work with pure caffeine if you are uncertain about proper safety protocols.
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Written by Jm Valera
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Sunday, 18 November 2007 |
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Someone one told me that the great thing about making your own food at home is that you can keep all those unpronounceable chemicals out of your food. Yes, that's true -- but I think the other great thing is that once you learn how to pronounce those big words, they can be easily added to your food.
Let's try this for size:
dimethylpolysiloxane ... (H3C)3[Si(CH3)2O]nSi(CH3)3
MMMmmm ... That sounds tasty doesn't it? It's a hydrocarbon with a few silicon atoms added. If this tasty little molecule sounds familiar, it should. It's one of the key components in Silly Putty and Chicken McNuggets.
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