I was told to buy a respirator.
I had a whole section about civic pride.
Mayor ,'Chosen'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
msbelle - May 11, 2011 4:15:57 pm PDT #7874 of 30001
I remember the crazy days. 500 posts an hour. Nubmer! Natgbsb
sarameg - May 11, 2011 4:16:29 pm PDT #7875 of 30001
That if the dust is breathed it can harm the lungs. Is that not true?
If you breath in clouds of it, like any particulate. I mean, I wouldn't snort it or throw a bag into a fan.... And apparently the pool kind is altered in a way that is crystalline silica, so I'm guessing silicosis would be an issue. If you snorted it.
But people eat the stuff. And it's been used as a dewormer in livestock.
Now I'm envisioning the little fossilized diatoms coming to life and wielding tiny swords and killing the ants that way.
They are wee tiny swords!
sarameg - May 11, 2011 4:17:52 pm PDT #7876 of 30001
Here: [link] With specific references to the pool kind.
Sue - May 11, 2011 4:19:59 pm PDT #7877 of 30001
hip deep in pie
That if the dust is breathed it can harm the lungs. Is that not true?
AFAIK, that is true. It's also true for Borax.
billytea - May 11, 2011 4:22:48 pm PDT #7878 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Now I'm envisioning the little fossilized diatoms coming to life and wielding tiny swords and killing the ants that way. PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME OTHERWISE.
It is even better than that, because they are tiny fossil zombie vampire diatoms that suck the very life out of any ants with whom they come into contact.
sarameg - May 11, 2011 4:24:44 pm PDT #7879 of 30001
It really doesn't create clouds of dust. And it doesn't seem to go through the vacuum filter. Material safety sheet from somewhere: [link]
Sue - May 11, 2011 4:28:50 pm PDT #7880 of 30001
hip deep in pie
It really doesn't create clouds of dust.
Have you tried using it outside in a breeze? I always feel like I manage to stand in the direction of the cloud.
billytea - May 11, 2011 4:29:30 pm PDT #7881 of 30001
You were a wrong baby who grew up wrong. The wrong kind of wrong. It's better you hear it from a friend.
Adam and the Ants' "Antmusic" just came up on my iPhone. IT IS A SIGN.
Adam Ant offers the advice that you should neither tread on them nor cut off their heads. Diatomaceous earth seems to get a pass.
Ginger - May 11, 2011 4:29:37 pm PDT #7882 of 30001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
The fossilized diatoms are sort of like tiny swords, in that they're very sharp. That's why you should be careful with diatomaceous earth, because the sharp particles can irritate the mucous membranes. It's not terribly dangerous, but you shouldn't throw it about wildly.
sarameg - May 11, 2011 4:29:46 pm PDT #7883 of 30001
That's like throwing it in a fan! So yeah, I don't use it in wind.