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.
See, in my fantasy, when I'm kissing you... you're kissing me. It's okay. I can wait.
Oz ,'First Date'
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.
Sue - May 11, 2011 4:19:59 pm PDT #7877 of 30001
hip deep in pie
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.
Sue - May 11, 2011 4:31:25 pm PDT #7884 of 30001
hip deep in pie
So yeah, I don't use it in wind.
It's never not breezy here (thank you, North Atlantic), so I just try to avoid clouds and keep the cats in when I'm scattering it.
Steph L. - May 11, 2011 4:46:41 pm PDT #7885 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
PLEASE DO NOT TELL ME OTHERWISE.
Why would we? That's exactly how it does work.
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!
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.
I love you all for being my enablers!
Beverly - May 11, 2011 5:07:12 pm PDT #7886 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
There are no swords, but possibly a tiny cement mixer truck. I keep wanting to redo the bathroom so I can order "cementitious board". And then I can strew diatomatious earth around.