Aqua Dots Kill!

While that may sound like an inflammatory title it is true. The AquaDots toy was made with substandard chemicals that turn into a date rape job when activated by water. (Those with toddlers read when eaten.) This can lead to come, seizures and possibly death.

Chemically what is going on is:

The toys were supposed to use 1,5-pentanediol, a nontoxic compound found in glue, but instead contained the harmful 1,4-butanediol, which is widely used in cleaners and plastics.

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.

What I find especially scary is that I was looking at buying these Wednesday morning at SuperWalmart and didn't get them because I was waiting for a sale.

Free Candy!!!

I decided to post my Frugal Friday entry early because I got hold of a link to a coupon for free candy. Kmart has a no strings attached coupon for a free bag of candy! For those of you who have Trunk or Treat events at your church too, go get the free candy and donate it to the cause. I can say New Covenant is trying to collect 1 ton of candy so they can use all they can get.

Free History!

The History Channel is giving away some free history! Just request one, all or some combination of the unit studies. They are 4 different areas: The Declaration of Independence, Missouri River, The National World War II Memorial and the White House. They are also for grades K-12, depending on the study. Just give them your info and they ship it to you for free.

**Updated: I have now included a link! I thought I had before but....

Glow in the Dark Toilet Seat

I saw this Glow in the Dark toilet seat at Gizmodo and just thought it was neat. Maybe it is the pregnant woman in me that is tired of making sure that the seat is down in the middle of the night;). It is over kill but still an interesting idea.

Hollow Celery

While I don't drink I still think that this engineered hollow celery is cool. Anytime science is manipulated for neat things I love it;)!
(HT: BoingBoing)

Hybrid Diapers

So every time you are pregnant you look around at the new baby goods. Now there are gDiapers. They have a cloth outer shell with a biodegradable, flushable liner. The shell is $14.99 each. If you buy 160 liners in the small size (and if you are going to really use them you should probably buy them in that size lots) you get a 10% discount. So they are $52.00 just for the refills. This is not a route I am going but an option for all of you earth minded people out there!