On: The Case of the Radioactive Toothpaste

[Confiks]

A few days ago there was an article on HN about putting Radium in everything. It's good for you! It even shines in the dark.

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/03/how-we-re...

[Lxr → Confiks]

It makes you wonder what current fads will make future generations cringe in the same way...

[brians → Lxr]

Organic: a ton of copper replacing a gram of glyphosate.

[brians → brians]

Also, glyphosate.

Probably, meat.

[brianwawok → brians]

Humans have ate meat for thousands and years. They did not cost stuff in radium for thousands of years.

[zackelan → Lxr]

Here's one where I think we very recently passed through the inflection point of cringe-worthiness: putting tiny plastic beads into body wash and facial scrubs in order to exfoliate your skin better.

http://www.popsci.com/what-are-microbeads-and-why-are-they-i...

[ars → Lxr]

Pesticides and artificial sugars would be my guess.

I suspect that certain combinations of seemingly safe chemicals cause cancer only if used together.

[MrRadar → Lxr]

Carbon nanotubes and other nanoparticles probably. They have similar properties to asbestos when they get into your body.

[therein → MrRadar]

C60 Fullerene being an exception to the rule.

[vurpo → Lxr]

The Internet of Things...