On Jun 18, 2005, at 5:13 AM, PAT MATHEWS wrote:
Not to say the problems with mercury might not be there! The condition
has certainly increased far beyond what population increase and better
diagnosis could account for. Though I do like the explanation offered
by
Wired Magazine for Silicon Valley's huge increase, "We're breeding
geeks
there."
Not too many people are aware of the natural connection between Silicon
Valley and mercury. One of the area's natural attractions is the Almaden
Quicksilver County Park, whose name is not just a pretty word attached
to
a pretty place: quicksilver is what was mined there. Or, more
accurately,
Cinnabar ore was mined there, from which quicksilver was extracted. I
have always suspected (with virtually no scientific evidence to back up
my suspicions) that the high level of mercury in fish caught in SF Bay
is related to the valley's natural mercury.
As for "breeding geeks," I suspect that the mercury has very little to
do with it. I just thought I'd show off my limited knowledge of the
history of my adopted home.
Dave "breeding a geek in my spare time at home" Land
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