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  • Robust Mirror@aussie.zonetoScience Memes@mander.xyzflouride
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    7 hours ago

    Well look at the statistics:

    Fluoride:

    • Water fluoridation in the United States began in the 1940s
    • By 1949, nearly 1 million Americans were receiving fluoridated tap water
    • In 1951, the number jumped dramatically to 4.85 million people
    • By 1952, the number nearly tripled again to 13.3 million Americans
    • In 1954, the number exceeded 20 million people
    • In 1965 an additional 13.5 million Americans gained access to fluoridated water.
    • By 1969, 43.7% of Americans had access to fluoridated tap water.
    • In 2000, approximately 162 million Americans (65.8% of the population served by public water systems) received optimally fluoridated water
    • 2006: 69.2% of people on public water systems (61.5% of total population)
    • 2012: 74.6% of people on public water systems (67.1% of total population)

    Autism:

    • First recognised in the 1940s
    • During the 1960s and 1970s, prevalence estimates were approximately 0.5 cases per 1,000 children.
    • Prevalence rates increased to about 1 case per 1,000 children in the 1980s.
    • 2000: 1 in 150 children
    • 2006: 1 in 110 children
    • 2014: 1 in 59 children
    • 2016: 1 in 54 children
    • 2020: 1 in 36 children

    Seems pretty clear cut to me.
















  • Yes but how much heat are those hairs actually saving? In real terms I doubt it’s a number that’s meaningful at all. Like if you had 2 clones and one had their hair shaved and one didn’t, I’m not convinced you could even measure the difference without super sensitive tools and even then it would be a fraction of a degree.

    I also doubt there’s any situation where, all else being equal, one would survive and one wouldn’t purely on the basis of having those hairs.