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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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1. "If I could keep time in a bottle, the first thing that...

Fri Sep 20, 2019, 02:22 PM

Sep 2019

Last edited Fri Sep 20, 2019, 07:50 PM - Edit history (1)

I guess you can understand at least keeping it's half-life contained in that totally recyclable and sustainable glass.

https://www.collectorsweekly.com/articles/these-people-love-to-collect-radioactive-glass/

And the once thought convenience of wearing timepieces with faces one could still see in the dark:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/radium-girls

Up next, the dangers in 5G all around us? Pseudoscience? Skeptical convenience in faster/better communications?

https://www.radiationhealthrisks.com/5g-cell-towers-dangerous/

Homeopathic lends itself so well with a belief that a little Hair-of-the-Dog can cure whatever malady afflicts...I'm totally NOT surprised!

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