[CynicalC]

Originally Posted by CZroe

The foil things are wallets to keep people from wirelessly stealing my credit card numbers.

Are you sure they're not to make hats out of to keep people from stealing your thoughts?

And quoted for truth:

Originally Posted by bluepoof

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42135438...h-health_care/

"[Dr Leonard Wartofsky, spokesman for the Endocrine Society and a thyroid expert] warned that the drug could cause serious reactions in some people and even backfire in the case of an actual emergency, putting people past a two-week window of safe dosage. After that period of time, the drug can induce severe hypothyroidism, a condition that essentially shuts down thyroid function.

'It is inappropriate, foolhardy and dangerous to be taking iodine supplements at this time,' Wartofsky said. 'It’s very important to hold off until it’s absolutely necessary.'

Medical and government officials have stressed that the risk of radiation reaching the U.S. is negligible, and that the risk of any health effects is less than that."