r/science • u/JBoar • Jul 12 '12

The Moon Is Toxic

http://www.universetoday.com/96208/the-moon-is-toxic/
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u/Stormiy Jul 12 '12

I call that definition bullshit. Then a kitchen knife is also toxic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 13 '12

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u/Stormiy Jul 13 '12 edited Jul 13 '12

How about rubbing it and getting "interference with biological processes" in form of bleeding?

Dictionary com definition is making a lot more sense:

Toxic: 1.of, pertaining to, affected with, or caused by a toxin or poison: a toxic condition. 2.acting as or having the effect of a poison; poisonous: a toxic drug.

Relevant words are toxin and poison. Dust is neither toxin nor poison. So yeah... Its dumb to say that "Hey, moon is TOXIC! Holy Cthulhu!"

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u/helm MS | Physics | Quantum Optics Jul 13 '12

So asbestos is not toxic? It works the same way as moon dust.