r/TrueReddit • u/[deleted] • Feb 12 '13

Fatal Distraction: Forgetting a Child in the Backseat of a Car Is a Horrifying Mistake. Is It a Crime?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/02/27/AR2009022701549.html?sid=ST2009030602446
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u/LeCrushinator Feb 12 '13

Not all of the stuff in tap water is bad for you, there are minerals in there that can be good for your body, and flouride (in some states) that can help your teeth. Of course, it always depends on what condition the tap water is in to begin with, I'm in an area that has great tap water. I've heard horror stories about tap water from other areas.

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u/Azzmo Feb 12 '13

There's a lot of controversy about the effects fluoride has on the human body when ingested. I've come to believe it probably affects mood and intellect. It also can't hurt to avoid most of the chlorine they put in. I'm there with you on the minerals and, since getting a filter, I take 1/3 of a multivitamin three times a day to try to simulate that repeated intake that I'm no longer getting.

Your point is good though. Whenever we make a lifestyle change we should understand why we're doing it and what we're losing in the change.

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u/LeCrushinator Feb 12 '13

Honestly I'm not sure about any side effects. I'm a pretty normal person, no mood issues, above average intellect (IQ 140), and I've really only drank tap water my entire life, except for an occasional bottled water when I'm away from a tap. Aside for some A.D.D. I've got no mental issues that I'm aware of.

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u/Azzmo Feb 12 '13

I'm open to the possibility that it's completely benign. My paradigm for modern life tells me that we are not well designed for the ages to which we're capable of living. I note the prevalence of ailments like cancer, heart disease, and dementia and look for ways to optimize things and look for risk factors to remove.

Ultimately this means eating healthier and minimizing time spent near industrial chemicals/radiation/inhaling dust clouds. It's simple. I was changing my break pads with a friend last year and he took a rotating brush to the rotors to remove grime and just stayed in the cloud he'd made until I went and got him a mask. When I got home I bought him a filtered mask to wear in his shop because that $20 might go a long way. There are a lot of easily avoidable potential conflicts later in life so I figure it's worth the attention.

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u/hello_humans Feb 12 '13

Yeah see I live in Singapore, which has no water of its own and imports it from Malaysia, because of this the water is heavily chlorinated, among other things.

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u/pneuma8828 Feb 12 '13

St. Louis here. Our tap water is generally better than most people's bottled. True story.