Re: Eating Rare-earth metals?

From: hanson (hanson_at_quick.net)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 08:37:22 GMT

in article news:o6lsq01a0r5ugebcm0kscgo734lej1e9qe@4ax.com
> > On 30 Nov 2004, kellyclarksontv@cs.com (KellyClarksonTV) wrote:
> >> Are any of the rare-earth metals non-toxic? If they were they'd
> >> fill you up without too many calories because of the size of each atom.
> >
[Bill]
William Penrose at > wrp0143@comcast.com wrote on 12/1/04 3:34 PM:
> > I have it on good authority that just a few milligrams of lutetium
> > chloride will triple your IQ, double your lifespan, and make you
> > irresistable to women.
> > Bill Penrose
> >
[hanson]
Actually, there are a few non-toxic rare-earth metals.
Gadolinium and some others are injected into you as
NMR/MRI contrast agents.
see: 102,000 google hits for -- Gadolinium & MRI --.
Kelly would greatly benefit from such a MRI scan to see the
condition of his brain.
The Russians, around the USSR collapse time, dumped/sold
gargantuan quantities of RE to the West for all kinds of
possible applications.
Enjoy chemistry..... But *** enviros!
ahahaha........ahahahansonm

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