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Poisoning the well (or attempting to poison the well) is a type of informal fallacy where adverse information about a target is preemptively presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing something that the target person is about to say. Poisoning the well can be a special case of argumentum ad hominem, and the term ...
Well poisoning is the act of malicious manipulation of potable water resources in order to cause illness or death, ... In 1462, for example, ...
Dog whistle (politics) In politics, a dog whistle is the use of coded or suggestive language in political messaging to garner support from a particular group without provoking opposition. The concept is named after ultrasonic dog whistles, which are audible to dogs but not humans.
The history of water supply and sanitation is one of a logistical challenge to provide clean water and sanitation systems since the dawn of civilization. Where water resources, infrastructure or sanitation systems were insufficient, diseases spread and people fell sick or died prematurely. Astronaut Jack Lousma taking a shower in space, 1974.
There is no antidote for strychnine poisoning. [5] Strychnine poisoning demands aggressive management with early control of muscle spasms, intubation for loss of airway control, toxin removal (decontamination), intravenous hydration and potentially active cooling efforts in the context of hyperthermia as well as hemodialysis in kidney failure (strychnine has not been shown to be removed by ...
Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration, or water toxemia, is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that can result when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by excessive water intake. Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water ...
Christopher Aaron Hornbrook is an American drummer and a founding member of metalcore/post-hardcore band, Poison the Well. [ 1 ][ 2 ] He also is working with Dhani Harrison [ 3 ] and Killer Be Killed and The Black Queen singer, Greg Puciato. [ 4 ] From 2014 to 2018, Hornbrook was also a member of Senses Fail.
After several failed efforts to contain the flow, the well was declared sealed on 19 September 2010. [10] Reports in early 2012 indicated that the well site was still leaking. [11] [12] The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in world history.