Comment on Scientists Growing Colour Without Chemicals

• lauha@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Asbestos is literally 100% natural. A pure natural product.

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  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    So are hemlock and belladonna.

    The internet also does get “the dose makes the poison”.

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    • lauha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      And uranium and lava

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      • Krudler@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        And gamna rays

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  • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Really!? Crazy, imma read up on asbest today :), thanks for the factoid!

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    • lauha@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      It’s mineral mined from the ground.

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• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  My favorite: “With natural ingredients!”

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• EvilBit@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I take it as shorthand for “without known harmful chemicals, probably, also, we think you’re an idiot”.

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• iopq@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  There are artificial colors that are not known to be harmful, so would that also mean they are without chemicals?

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