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Frodo''s shirt goes mainstream

[gabrielgray]

I used to think that Elvis's gold jumpsuits were really tacky, but this is different: https://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page34?oid=37659&sn=Detail In this disease-conscious age, if everyone thinks that silver clothes are the, um, "silver bullet" against infections, the silver market could get really out of hand. EXM might end up supplying Levi's and Armani.

[mr_man_0915]

Hi Mr. GG....interesting propsects, although I think the US FDA has put a halt to a lot of the momentum there...pretense being skin absorption of silver molecules may cause negative health consequences...that said, US resistance may be overcome and there are lots of other international jurisdictions that will present fewer regulatory and other barriers...time will tell, I suppose....that's the

[gabrielgray]

I've often wondered about that. If silver is so toxic to microbes, how do they know it's fine for us silver hoarders to wallow around in our heaps of junk silver? Still, I don't see how the FDA can pretend to have jurisdiction over apparel, except for, like, edible underwear. Doesn't it still stand for Food and Drug Aggravators? When did they start being the Lingerie Safety

[mr_man_0915]

Well, if its any consolation,I think one of the leaders of the new product cycle was silver lined hoisery....if its assuages your anti-regulatory disposition, simply imagine them snorting a rank pair of sweat socks rather than victoria secret underthings....might help you feel better about it all... Apart from the FDA, don't count out the EPA for regulatory interference as well...you might

[gabrielgray]

Nuke Friends of the Earth, too. No, wait!!--On page 2 it says that nanosilver is the cure for HIV-1. "...with silver nanoparticles in the 1-10nm range exclusively attaching to the virus and consequently inhibiting it from binding to hosts cells". This is fantastic news! Wait until the CDC and GQ Magazine find out that silver is the long-awaited AIDS cure--silver demand will

[mr_man_0915]

Mr. GG...correct you are to always question the source...and I surely did not put that link up as an authoritative work or one I necessarily am in agreement with...I did not have time to find the recent FDA decision for you although I am pretty sure they put a halt/freeze to products in the us pending further testing but can't recall the details. Cheers;