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> someone should invent an anti-lead; something to put in the water supply to add 30 IQ points, but that would probably be punishable by death Why do you think
by thaumasiotes 1y ago
> someone should invent an anti-lead; something to put in the water supply to add 30 IQ points, but that would probably be punishable by death
Why do you think we add iodine to salt?
- ethbr1 1y agoMind control?
- zrobotics 1y agoNo, that's what the fluorine in the water is for
- oasisbob 1y agoFluoride, the ion, not fluorine the highly reactive atomic gas.
- thaumasiotes 1y agoGaseous fluorine is diatomic. You can't really add a bunch of fluorine ions to water because they'd all be negatively charged. We say we're adding "fluoride", but really we're adding ionic compounds that include fluoride. This seems analogous to the difference between chlorinated water (toxic) and salt water (not at all toxic). It's always interesting to me that adding chlorine to water makes it poisonous, and adding sodium causes it to explode, but adding sodium chloride does... nothing in particular.
- ethersteeds 1y agoMakes it ready for your pasta!