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Homeopathic Dilutions - Bock The Robber. Homeopathy preaches that the more you dilute the mixture, the stronger the treatment becomes, and the most common homeopathic dilution is called 30C, which is very diluted indeed. How dilute? Is it one in a thousand? No. Is it one in a million? Is it one in a hundred million? Is it one in a thousand million? Is it one in a trillion? Not even that. Is it one in a trillion trillion trillion trillion? No. A dilution of 30C means that there’s one molecule of the remedy for every (deep breath) molecules of water, sugar or whatever else is used to dilute it. That’s 1060. Since all the water in the oceans contains only about 4.4×1046 molecules, it means you would need to drink all the oceans of the Earth, not once, not twice, not even a hundred times, but 22 million million times to be certain of finding a single molecule of the remedy.

I saw a calculation which appears to be pretty close. Here’s an interesting list of remedies with the required dilutions. That’s only I will say this however. Is it safe? The atheist delusion | Science. The Quackometer - Nonsense. The Panda's Thumb. Skeptics in the Pub. Skeptics in the Pub (or Sceptics in the Pub, if you prefer) are groups which meet and converse in the UK and beyond, usually gathering once every month. The event was founded in London, UK by Dr Scott Campbell in 1999, for all those interested in science, history, psychology, philosophy, investigative journalism and how to examine extraordinary claims of all types. A speaker (or number of speakers) is invited each month to present a topic of interest, which is followed by a discussion in a relaxed and friendly pub atmosphere.

The SitP network was founded by Sid Rodrigues. A full list of the SitP chapter locations and websites can be found through the map below, or at Sid can be contacted at here or at pub [at] skeptic.org.uk. SitP can also be found on Twitter at and using the hashtag #sitp. UK Chapters From the USA or international locations? International Chapters The groups outside the UK are listed by city only. Glasgow Skeptics in the Pub. Cardiff Skeptics in the Pub. Skeptics in the Pub, Edinburgh. Conspiracy Theories Ranging from Stupid to Inane - Conspiracy Bomb. The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com. Latest Email Hoaxes - Current Internet Scams - Hoax-Slayer.

Science, Reason and Critical Thinking. Incalculable danger. | World's Only Rational Man. (Welcome, Instapundit readers! Thank you, Professor.) I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night… …okay, that’s a lie. But I am an expert in ionizing radiation and its effects. This is my field. Japan gets ~90% of its electrical power from nuke plants, and now they’re in, essentially, the “worst-case scenario”. (Note: the same article says “About 24 percent of electricity in Japan is produced by 55 nuclear power units in 17 plants”. Did you read about us shipping “coolant” to Japan yesterday?

Anyway, we’re seeing news like “radiation 1,000x normal“. None. Okay, to be precise, the answer is “indeterminate”. Yes, this is one of those cases where’ll I’ll bet my life against any asset you care to risk. Where are you reading this? You are in incalculable danger. It’s incalculable because radiation is still damaging your body less quickly than it heals. If I measured the dose rate where you’re sitting, I’d see about five micro-rem per hour, give or take a micro-rem. This is serious business. Bad Science. The Skeptic's Dictionary - Skepdic.com. League of Reason.