Great moments in capitalism
It's not clear why 1,4-butanediol was substituted. However, there is a significant difference in price between the two chemicals. The Chinese online trading platform ChemNet China lists the price of 1,4 butanediol at between about $1,350-$2,800 per metric ton, while the price for 1,5-pentanediol is about $9,700 per metric ton.
Buried at the bottom of an article discussing how the children's toy Aqua-Dots came to be manufactured using a chemical that durns into a date rape drug when ingested by kids. Come to think of it, it's a great moment in journalism, too.
Since 1949, Durhamites have slept soundly, secure in the knowledge that, in our town, erection can be depended upon. Now, thanks to the power of the internets, we can spread that security all over the world.
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Retailer Toys "R" Us Inc. said it issued a "stop sale" on the entire Spin Master Aqua Dots product line on Tuesday...
I don't know what's scarier: Toys"R"Us having a procedure for getting such products off the shelf quickly, or if they didn't.
With all this crap coming in from China, I'm waiting for The Onion to do a story like "All Chinese Imports Tainted With Communism" or "Sale of Chinese Food Forbidden in US."
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Joseph H. Vilas, at 12:41 PM
If the Chinese can't do capitalism right, then maybe they haven't been doing communism right either.
Oops.
Sorry.
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Tony, at 9:49 PM
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