Ironic or what?

[Eddie]

Sorry Eddie, but Eddie's right. No one sources polonium for its LD50 toxicity. Logically, should be near as toxic as arsenic on the periodic table.

But the fact that it decomposes by alpha emission makes it harmful. It's not a lot of radiation but once in you, it causes huge damage. This is why polonium is preferred to toxins. Not harmful until the second it's inhaled, eaten, or injected. Gamma emitters ( like the ones I said hospitals inject you with (Technetium99, etc)) are as harmful inside and out. And I wrong to compare Alpha and Gamma just by the amount of curies.

Again, I'll yield to Eddie as I didn't know polonium was an alpha emitter. What's your major, anyways?

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We don't really do major / minor over here, but I'm studying medicine. MbCHb to be precise. With a minor in Wikipedia. What do you do?

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[butternutsquashpie]

We don't really do major / minor over here, but I'm studying medicine. MbCHb to be precise. With a minor in Wikipedia. What do you do?

hmmmmmmm, interesting. but i guess the items works the same way and degrees and what not.

i'm Organic Chemistry, so we've a decent amount to send over the chatter box

[EdBlackadder]

Sorry Eddie, but Eddie's right. No one sources polonium for its LD50 toxicity. Logically, should be near as toxic as arsenic on the periodic table.

But the fact that it decomposes by alpha emission makes it harmful. It's not a lot of radiation but once in you, it causes huge damage. This is why polonium is preferred to toxins. Not harmful until the second it's inhaled, eaten, or injected. Gamma emitters ( like the ones I said hospitals inject you with (Technetium99, etc)) are as harmful inside and out. And I wrong to compare Alpha and Gamma just by the amount of curies.

Again, I'll yield to Eddie as I didn't know polonium was an alpha emitter. What's your major, anyways?

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Dude, I haven't written anything about polonium, just plutonium.

[butternutsquashpie]

Dude, I haven't written anything about polonium, just plutonium.

if you haven't noticed......... my mind isn't really okay today

i obviously have some sort of dyslexia coming baout

[EdBlackadder]

We don't really do major / minor over here, but I'm studying medicine. MbCHb to be precise. With a minor in Wikipedia. What do you do?

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Nice, I'm an Aberdeen grad myself, GP VTS on my last 4 months in hospital. Liverpool is PBL and all that, yeah?

Butters: Yeah me too, I'm putting it down to two litres of scrumpy and self induced sleep deprivation (transitioning to night shifts is a BITCH).

[Eddie]

PBL at the mo, but huge changes afoot.

And with the polonium / plutonium thing. It's polonium in tobacco, but he said plutonium originally. Hence the confusion.

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[EdBlackadder]

PBL at the mo, but huge changes afoot.

I'm curious now, I heard Glasgow were having problems with their PBL and had started adding in more formal teaching again.

[Eddie]

Pbl was designed for the north american system where medics are post grad. It aint great for undergrad.

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[tippexx]

I wonder if there is even a shread of truth in it?

Hope so. Plants are quirky and mysterious. Like, how do dock leaves know to grow next to nettles?

[PeeJay]

Hope so. Plants are quirky and mysterious. Like, how do dock leaves know to grow next to nettles?

I thought that was a country fable

[ValeTudoGuy]

I have been stung by enough nettles to vouch that Docs are always nearby.

[butternutsquashpie]

And with the polonium / plutonium thing. It's polonium in tobacco, but he said plutonium originally. Hence the confusion.

Great. Where was this slide\ lecture yesterday. Really could've helped!!



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