By rusrs - 30/03/2012 02:16 - United Kingdom

Today, I learned that my mother now refuses to drink anything but bottled water because she actually believes that the government is putting a chemical in tap water that lowers pregnancy rates. She is trying for her 5th child. FML
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Kill_Kayt 5

Well they do put Fluoride in the water which is a neural toxin (IE kills brain cells). Why do you think toothpaste says if swallowed contact poison control?

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Schiffy 18

No offense to you, OP, but your mother should not be allowed to breed.

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PizzaIsDavid 5

What does that even have to do with you?

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SILVERSTAR_6 17

They put fluoride BPA and hundreds of other chemicals to sterilize us in the tap as well as bottled water..that's called eugenics. Just part of their plan for global governance.

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itsrainingmen_fml 0

I thought the bpa came from the bottles, how is that in tap water?

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docscientist 9

Flourise is in nearly all sources of water that the entire population drinks. Eugenics doesn't make any ******* sense here. Why would the government trying to sterilize everyone? Because they secretly want China to take over? Fml.

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TwoZeroOZ 2

#136 is right. Most natural water sources contain natural fluoride, which is beneficial to our bodies. Many areas on the planet are not blessed with the luxury of natural fluoride, so we have to add it artificially. Random fact: Most US States artificially fluoridate the water to only 1/4th the natural levels found in other parts of the world.

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Nooblah 15

Its funny how all these people think OP is from the U.S..

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msl1333 4

28- I applaud your including of a random fact (they're always fun), but as a microbiologist I feel compelled to make a couple of small corrections/additions: 1. It's not that H5N1 is not transferrable to humans, it is that H5N1 is not particularly infectious even amongst birds themselves. I can't speak to the NY Times articles but if they said it's "not transferrable to humans", they are wrong. The only way to become infected is through direct ingestion of fecal particles. We have extremely strict regulations on cleanliness/sterilization/testing of food before it reaches a consumer. 2. The researchers you are talking about were working to try and defend against the possibility of a radical group weaponizing H5N1. However, the World Health Organization had a summit where these researchers presented their findings, and everyone agreed that they should destroy their strains and when publishing their results, leave out their methods so nobody could copy what they did.

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luckygirl42213 0

Why is it a fml that your mom wants a fifth child? If she is able to than maybe you should try not being selfish and be happy for her?

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Mifflicious 18

I think you missed the point. It's not about her having her fifth child, it's about her believeing that the government put chemicals in the water that could lower precnancy rates.

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bertman21 5

That's a rude thing to ask a soldier 47. show some respect

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kkillaj 5

In Canada there is also flouride in the water it's just up to the municipalities if they want it in the water or not

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Bekaah13 0

This is more sad than anything :(

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