Comments on: Undark and the Radium Girls http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls A collection of Damn Interesting things Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: OkamiCurse http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-25841 OkamiCurse Mon, 22 Feb 2010 00:31:55 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-25841 I can't stand people like this. It's wrong and immoral. Sadly stuff like this still happens overseas. And that's such a horrible way to die. I can’t stand people like this. It’s wrong and immoral. Sadly stuff like this still happens
overseas. And that’s such a horrible way to die.

]]> By: RoflBeard http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-25652 RoflBeard Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:44:49 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-25652 I have never heard about this before, very interesting and a very sad story as well. Who knows what mysterious chemicals etc we might discover and kill ourselfs with next. I have never heard about this before, very interesting and a very sad story as well.
Who knows what mysterious chemicals etc we might discover and kill ourselfs with next.

]]> By: wwone http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-24571 wwone Tue, 02 Jun 2009 00:55:59 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-24571 My great grandmother was one of the radium girls and unfortunately, as is usually the case, the women who got sick weren't the only ones to suffer. Because of the exposure my grandmother lost her mom when she was very young and no amount of money (in particularly an embarrassing 10K, 100K, whatever) can make up for that....especially since it paved the way for a very bad childhood under the roof of a resentful stepmother (the likes of which movies are made). The greatest woman I've ever known (tied with my mom), my grandmother's story has stayed with me and will do so forever. In a way, while I was never fully clear on the Radium Girls story (only the aftermath), the residual effects of the Radium Corp.'s actions will never end. My grandmother talked about her mom and what had happened until the day she died; I wish I would've listened more intently. Thank you for the knowledge you've given about a family history that I was never clear on. My great grandmother was one of the radium girls and unfortunately, as is usually the case, the women who got sick weren’t the only ones to suffer. Because of the exposure my grandmother lost her mom when she was very young and no amount of money (in particularly an embarrassing 10K, 100K, whatever) can make up for that….especially since it paved the way for a very bad childhood under the roof of a resentful stepmother (the likes of which movies are made).

The greatest woman I’ve ever known (tied with my mom), my grandmother’s story has stayed with me and will do so forever. In a way, while I was never fully clear on the Radium Girls story (only the aftermath), the residual effects of the Radium Corp.’s actions will never end. My grandmother talked about her mom and what had happened until the day she died; I wish I would’ve listened more intently. Thank you for the knowledge you’ve given about a family history that I was never clear on.

]]> By: comamoto http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-24049 comamoto Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:48:05 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-24049 [quote]senorstu said: "And didn't "The Mad Hatter" come from the hat makers that went bonkers after exposure to the mercury used to treat the felt?"[/quote] "Does anyone still wear a hat?" (Any theatre people in here?) Did anyone hear/read about this? Slightly off-topic but that's never stopped me... http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/uk.teacher.radioactive/ Damned interesting (and tragic) article! [quote]senorstu said: “And didn’t “The Mad Hatter” come from the hat makers that went bonkers after exposure to the mercury used to treat the felt?”[/quote]

“Does anyone still wear a hat?” (Any theatre people in here?)

Did anyone hear/read about this? Slightly off-topic but that’s never stopped me…
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/27/uk.teacher.radioactive/

Damned interesting (and tragic) article!

]]> By: oldbogeydog http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-22511 oldbogeydog Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:41:48 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-22511 Regarding an old post by debbiebf on the dangers of aspartame, I agree with Drakvil that it seems to be an "internet hysteria thing." Judge for yourself, though: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp Regarding an old post by debbiebf on the dangers of aspartame, I agree with Drakvil that it seems to be an “internet hysteria thing.” Judge for yourself, though: http://www.snopes.com/medical/toxins/aspartame.asp

]]> By: Krissy http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-21153 Krissy Thu, 24 Apr 2008 08:46:10 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-21153 OK...persona non grata I must be here....sigh. I apologise for any sensibilities I might have offended here. Only good intentions and wishes all around. OK…persona non grata I must be here….sigh. I apologise for any sensibilities I might have offended here. Only good intentions and wishes all around.

]]> By: Krissy http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-21012 Krissy Sun, 20 Apr 2008 07:31:41 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-21012 I am new here and stumbled upon this site the other day when I typed into google "interesting articles" and so this was the site that caught my eye. I scanned through some of the stuff and posts and was absolutely gripped and taken by the sheer brilliance, intelligence, open-mindedness and honesty of thought and feeling put forth by many of you. Particularly Anthropositor. I know that there is no way that I could possibly measure up to the levels of intelligence, knowledge and esteem that you all have but I will try to do the best that I can to keep up with you. Perhaps I should start by telling you that I am Canadian...not that that should be an "exclusionist" point...at all. I mention it only as a point in fact that I am not American and that I have the ability, as such, to look upon your situations from another standpoint. Not a better standpoint, but a different one. Some years back I made up my mind to never ever get into a political squabble with an American...especially with their own politics. It is a bloody irrational nightmare and leads to nothing but unnecessary hostility. At the risk of sounding bigoted, I would liken this to a gentile telling jewish jokes...same diff....it doesn't work...everybody gets pissed off in the end. Inferiority complexes are a pain in the ass to deal with. My best friends are Americans...I studied in the States and I know you people and I find you people to be the most friendly, upfront and hospitable of all the people I have ever known. And I have travelled extensively. But you know what your problem is? You are too insular...you don't know anything beyond your own immediate scopes. Awareness...knowledge....broadness of thinking...is that such a bad and dangerous and icky and inconvenient thing? But you know what? This is really the wrong forum to spout all this upon....and I am sorry to be dumping this stuff on you but Anthropositor did bring up some questions. It's a mess..it's all a mess and I don't think that it is fixable. The powers that be don't give a damn (I wonder if the guys at the top who dictate all this corrupt nonsense have looked at the fact that ol' King Tut and his gang of royal cronies didn't make it to the beyond with all the frikken riches and treasures). It all evens out in the end, my friend. I am new here and stumbled upon this site the other day when I typed into google “interesting articles” and so this was the site that caught my eye. I scanned through some of the stuff and posts and was absolutely gripped and taken by the sheer brilliance, intelligence, open-mindedness and honesty of thought and feeling put forth by many of you. Particularly Anthropositor.

I know that there is no way that I could possibly measure up to the levels of intelligence, knowledge and esteem that you all have but I will try to do the best that I can to keep up with you. Perhaps I should start by telling you that I am Canadian…not that that should be an “exclusionist” point…at all. I mention it only as a point in fact that I am not American and that I have the ability, as such, to look upon your situations from another standpoint. Not a better standpoint, but a different one.

Some years back I made up my mind to never ever get into a political squabble with an American…especially with their own politics. It is a bloody irrational nightmare and leads to nothing but unnecessary hostility. At the risk of sounding bigoted, I would liken this to a gentile telling jewish jokes…same diff….it doesn’t work…everybody gets pissed off in the end. Inferiority complexes are a pain in the ass to deal with.

My best friends are Americans…I studied in the States and I know you people and I find you people to be the most friendly, upfront and hospitable of all the people I have ever known. And I have travelled extensively. But you know what your problem is?

You are too insular…you don’t know anything beyond your own immediate scopes. Awareness…knowledge….broadness of thinking…is that such a bad and dangerous and icky and inconvenient thing? But you know what? This is really the wrong forum to spout all this upon….and I am sorry to be dumping this stuff on you but Anthropositor did bring up some questions.

It’s a mess..it’s all a mess and I don’t think that it is fixable. The powers that be don’t give a damn (I wonder if the guys at the top who dictate all this corrupt nonsense have looked at the fact that ol’ King Tut and his gang of royal cronies didn’t make it to the beyond with all the frikken riches and treasures). It all evens out in the end, my friend.

]]> By: Anthropositor http://www.damninteresting.com/undark-and-the-radium-girls#comment-20927 Anthropositor Fri, 11 Apr 2008 19:15:33 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?p=660#comment-20927 ...and as this cost of war goes on, we neglect our infrastructure and ignore the greater potential for disaster as our weather becomes markedly more extreme and volatile. …and as this cost of war goes on, we neglect our infrastructure and ignore the greater potential for disaster as our weather becomes markedly more extreme and volatile.

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