| 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 |