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Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by M_Grey »

tomca32 wrote: post #85
alexcabrera wrote: post #82

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Do you realize that in addition to fluoridating water, there are studies underway to fluoridate salt, flour, fruit juices, soap, sugar, milk. Ice cream. Children's ice cream. Fluoridation is the most monstrously conceived and dangerous Communist plot we have ever had to face. A foreign substance is introduced into our precious bodily fluids without the knowledge of the individual. Certainly without any choice. That's…

Not sure if you're sarcastic. If not, what does Communism have to do with anything?

You should watch 'Dr. Strangelove'.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by M_Grey »

alexcabrera wrote: post #96
tomca32 wrote: post #85

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Not sure if you're sarcastic. If not, what does Communism have to do with anything?

I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

Uh, Jack, Jack, listen... tell me, tell me, Jack. When did you first... become... well, develop this theory?

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by ptaipale »

Broken_Hippo wrote: post #65
knicholes wrote: post #34

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https://nccd.cdc.gov/DOH_MWF/Default/Default.aspx will tell you whether or not your water source should/shouldn't be flouridated if you live in the US.

Thanks ... but I live in Norway. I'm not sure any of the water is fluoridated here. In the states, however, everywhere I lived had fluoride in the water.

Water is fluoridated in Norway if it needs be, i.e. the fluoride content of drinking water is moderated so that it is between 0.7 and 1.2 mg/l (i.e. around one part per million).

https://sml.snl.no/fluoridering

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by conception »

dragonwriter wrote: post #126
samstave wrote: post #117

I was down voted to hell for saying this in the past, but I'll share it again: One of my dads best friends was head of ALCOA, John Haymaker: Quote: "aluminum production produces fluoride acid - a substance so toxic that we cannot dispose of it... So we began fluoridation of the water because the only place we can store it is in your liver" And for those that toe the line with dental benefit BS: if the government was…

> why isn't any other medical benefit made free and literally forced upon you like fluoride is??? Iodization of edible salt is commonly either mandated or subsidized by government, so fluoridation of water isn't the only intervention of its kind.

Fortification of cereals and vitamin D in milk as well.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by fsloth »

samstave wrote: post #216
fsloth wrote: post #213

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No one is attacking you personally. A lot of people read HN for insightful or evidence backed commentary and the voting mechanism is there to maintain this quality. No one can quote your story and retain any credibility -to a third party relating your story sounds like this: "A dude in a web discussion forum claimed that a man who, based on his childhood memories, was a CEO at Alcor, said that...". It has degenerated…

Totally valid statement! I haven't been claiming otherwise. I proved who I was talking about, I stand by my statement and I believe that some HNers are dicks, period.

"I proved who I was talking about,"

No, you did not 'prove' with any value of proof anyone else here would recognize. None of us can know did that conversation happen, if it did, were they serious or joking,etc etc. There is no way any sensible person could integrate this into their theory of the world.

Basically, unless you can provide evidence that is well known/scientifically rigorous/would hold in the court of law, what you wrote, is hearsay.

You can stand by your statement - no one is claiming you to be a liar. But claiming fluoridation of water is just some nefarious big-corp scheme is, to put it mildy, extraordinary. Given the prevalence of anti-vaxxers and other crazies in the mainstream outlets I can only imagine the toleration level for unscientific gossip on public health matters is really low.

Calm down dude, no need to get personal on people.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by [deleted] »

BorgHunter wrote: post #6

> Power Toothpaste does not contain Fluoride. We know many of you don't want fluoride in your toothpaste. This seems bizarre to me. People don't want fluoride in their toothpaste? Why not? Dentists seem pretty unanimous that everyone should brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.

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Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by [deleted] »

BorgHunter wrote: post #6

> Power Toothpaste does not contain Fluoride. We know many of you don't want fluoride in your toothpaste. This seems bizarre to me. People don't want fluoride in their toothpaste? Why not? Dentists seem pretty unanimous that everyone should brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste.

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Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by unfunco »

M_Grey wrote: post #222
alexcabrera wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids.

Uh, Jack, Jack, listen... tell me, tell me, Jack. When did you first... become... well, develop this theory?

Please don't let this place become reddit.

Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by [deleted] »

samstave wrote: post #132
dragonwriter wrote: post #126

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> why isn't any other medical benefit made free and literally forced upon you like fluoride is??? Iodization of edible salt is commonly either mandated or subsidized by government, so fluoridation of water isn't the only intervention of its kind.

Thats a good point. As i mentioned - this is NOT my thinking - I am literally quoting the head of the largest aluminum processing conglomerate in the WORLD on what he said to my dad. People seem to be confusing his comments with my own... I have no opinion! You should hear some of the fucking quote I have of John Herrington (sec. dept energy under reagan)....

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Re: Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste

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Post by dang »

samstave wrote: post #117

I was down voted to hell for saying this in the past, but I'll share it again: One of my dads best friends was head of ALCOA, John Haymaker: Quote: "aluminum production produces fluoride acid - a substance so toxic that we cannot dispose of it... So we began fluoridation of the water because the only place we can store it is in your liver" And for those that toe the line with dental benefit BS: if the government was…

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