Posted by derek on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 23:58:45 :
In Reply to: It Was An Unfortunate Accident But, posted by Ugg (in Uggville) at IL on Monday, June 18, 2007 at 13:25:52 :
Why get worried about watching a sideshow on the local highway when our national brain trust is being straight jacketed. Our benevolent government is attempting to outsource our American ingenuity and creative problem solving before it even gets to leave the cradle. Better watch out, you are a hazard to your own health. Blatantly plagiarized below:
And the fun doesn't stop there. In an attempt to curb the production of crystal meth, more than 30 states have now outlawed or require registration for common lab equipment. In Texas, you need to register the purchase of Erlenmeyer flasks or three-necked beakers. The same state where I do not have to register a handgun, forces me to register a glass beaker. In Portland, Oregon, even pH strips are suspect. Modern off the shelf "chemistry" sets are sold without any of the questionable chemicals or equipment. For example, when a current company tried re releasing a kit based on the one marketed by Mr. Wizard himself back in the 1950s, they found that they could only include five of the original chemicals in the set. The rest of the items were replaced with inane things like super balls and balloons. Even a non neutered modern chemistry set like the C3000 from Thames and Kosmos is forced to ship without many key chemicals, suggesting to their customers that they acquire the missing ingredients elsewhere.
Cheers Ugg!
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