Comment on flouride

• nBodyProblem@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Honestly it really is sad, we have so many more uses for it

  Every atom of fluoride going into our water is another atom that can’t go into chlorine trifluoride production. Putting it into the water is a huge sacrifice we make for the health of society.

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  • AnyOldName3@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Real men make chlorine pentafluoride anyway. We have no use for pathetic hypergolic oxidisers with only three fluorine atoms.

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  • multifariace@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Weird. The only argument I heard, and successfully made it to policy in my area is that it costs tax money and takes away choice. All thus smart stuff is for those damn yankees.

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    • bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      His joke is that fluoride can be used to make extremely dangerous substances

      From the wiki on the one he mentioned:

      This oxidizing power, surpassing that of oxygen, causes ClF3 to react vigorously with many other materials often thought of as incombustible and refractory. It ignites sand, asbestos, glass, and even ashes of substances that have already burned in oxygen.

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    • Dultas@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      They have a choice, they can drink bottled water or well water.

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• Doomsider@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The majority of fluoride that is released into our water supply is a by-product of fertilizer production.

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  • ZeffSyde@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Even better!

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