For those who insist that plutonium is the most
hazardous substance, and want to technically justify that belief, I estimate that it would take only about 10 grams of
plutonium to kill everyone on earth assuming: all of the pu is converted to
nitrate form, dissolved in water, and ingested by an individual. Death due to
heavy metal poisoning will occur in a relatively short time. Following that
individual's death, cremate the remains, extract the pu from the ash, and repeat
the process 6 billion times. This may seem cumbersome, but then airborne
distribution of plutonium in the form of respirable particulates has
proven to be ineffective considering that since the time that several tons
were so disbursed during the period of atmospheric nuclear testing, human
life-expectancy has actually increased.
For those who believe iron is most is most
hazardous, I have a scenario where it could be formed into a knife which
could theoretically stab 6 billion people to death, etc..etc......
I've always wondered, if you
really want to determine what the most hazardous substance is, what yardstick do
you use as a
measure??????
jjcohen@prodigy.net
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