>AMEN, Peter ... And I think the point has already been made that BeO is not
>much of a health threat (except to those machining it) if handled with just
>half-way decent care.
Agreed. In fact, Brush-Wellman who makes the BeO substrates has not had
any deaths related to BeO exposure.
>
>It's not politically correct to say, but I wouldn't be surprised if, some
>day in the future, we'll find out that Alar on apples prevents heart
>disease and ghiardia, greasy burgers inhibit colorectal cancer and Asthma,
>and man-made CO2 emissions saved the rain forests. (Two out of three
>wouldn't be bad!)
Well, as for the greasy burger stuff, there is plenty of literature out
there to support the contention that high fat diets help prevent cancer.
Read the works of Dr. Atkins. I've lost 25 pounds eating plenty of
cheeseburgers (no bun) and steaks on his diet!
Oops, this is the amps reflector, not the diet and nutrition reflector!
73,
Jon
KE9NA
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Jon Ogden
jono@enteract.com
www.qsl.net/ke9na
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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