Guest guest Posted January 4, 2002 Report Share Posted January 4, 2002 Thursday January 03 02:45 AM EST You're a Chemical Factory (HealthScoutNews) -- Have a burning desire? Perhaps that's because your body contains enough phosphorous to make 2,000 match heads. Mining other bits of mineral information from the book " Amazing Facts About Your Body, " published by Doubleday and Co.: a.. The human body contains enough carbon to make 900 lead pencils; b.. enough iron to make a 3-inch-long nail. c.. enough sulphur to kill all the fleas on a dog; d.. enough lime to whitewash a small chicken coop, e.. and enough potassium to explode a toy cannon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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