Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Radium, anyone?


"Radium Rays", 1923
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Using the "potency of radium" to eradicate facial birthmarks would qualify as one of the most dangerous uses of radioactivity. More so complicated by the fact that -back in 1923- nobody really knew much about the links between radiological contamination and malignant cancers.

This newsclip hurts just by looking at it.

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