I was shopping around in Michigan a few weeks ago when I stumbled upon this product proudly made by the Velvet Peanut Butter Company. I was appalled when I read that it's made from Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, while the trans-fat count is at zero grams - a very misleading claim.

This product is literally poisonous for human consumption, yet it is prepared for young children and people of lower socioeconomic status, given its low price tag. Hydrogenated oil is scientifically known to increase LDL 'bad' cholesterol and lower HDL 'good' cholesterol, thereby leading to heart disease and cancer. It should be against the law to feed it to kids.

In the United States, labelling a product trans-fat free doesn't necessarily mean it doesn't conta ...

Known an fibrodysplasia ossificans progressive, or FOB for short, this disease can suddenly turn a person’s tissues and muscles into bone, thereby permanently immobilizing parts of the bodies. Joints such as elbows or ankles may become frozen in place; jaw motion can be impeded and the rib cage fixed, making eating or even breathing difficult. Currently, no cure exists to combat this rare condition.

Nitrogen triiodide (NI3) is a contact explosive that sets off whether it comes in contact with a feather or a bug. As shown in the diagram, the chemical is made up of a cluster of three iodine atoms around one side of a nitrogen atom. The result of such a crowd around one atom causes something called bond strain - the atoms repel each other in a small space. The result of this bond strain is that the molecule is prone to falling apart very, causing the mini explosion you see ().

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