November 8, 2007
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Don’t eat the Aquadots
Even more disturbing than lead tainted “Ugly Lips”:
Aqua Dots are little brightly colored beads that can be formed into
pictures. After being sprayed with water, they harden and stick
together. They remind me of a cross between the plastic beads that you iron together and “Floam,” last year’s must-have “As seen on TV” toy.A recent New York Times article reports that Aqua Dots break down into the date rape drug GHB when ingested. The
United States tightly restricts the chemical’s sale and places GHB in
the same category as heroin.In two separate cases, Australian children became ill after ingesting the beads. They vomited the beads and fell into a coma. Dr. Kevin Carpenter, a biochemical geneticist, analyzed the beads, and found “an obscure industrial chemical used to prevent
water-soluble glues from becoming sticky before they are needed.”
Comments (5)
The psychic strands are strong beween us, lu. I wrote a blog about this same topic at almost the same time you were writing this… with the SAME title!
That was so amazing that you guys wrote this at the same time!
RYC: You are the most beautiful thing in my life and have always been.
First, you and Zisixi are adorable!
Second, frightening about the Aquadots! I bet they ended up in a lot of homes with young ones who would put them in their mouths.
Didn’t this whole aqua dots thing scare the heck out of you??? I made my nine year old throw the whole kit away. My children’s friends are at our house constantly–having them was just a tragedy waiting to happen.
aqua dots taste delicious!