• ChaoticNeutralCzech@lemmy.one
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      5 months ago

      Some of them use bismuth, which is as weakly radioactive as it gets, but why? It’s still a heavy metal and might be poisonous if parts of it shed off.

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        5 months ago

        bismuth is not toxic in reasonable amounts. One serving of Pepto Bismol has half a gram of it

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        people conflate ionizing radiation with radio waves and then sell garbage to people that don’t understand it so they can make money.