POLISH MYTHS - let's debunk or prove them!

it is called not myth (like greek myths) but superstitions. I thought ast first that FUZZY by making this threat meant a things that ppl commonly believe are true but in fact aren't true.

As for it goes for superstitions even now ppl are prone to be aware of them just because they don't want to have any thought something might not work out. Imagine you go to an interview for job and a cat cross your path. You know its bs but there is that thought something bad might happen and you don't want any signs that tell you that ;)


yeas. we knock it 2 times

knock you 2 times ?:P

wood, not ppl... but yeah you can take a wooden plank and knock yourself 2 times... ;D ;P

people too:)

My favorite myth is

"If you pet a kitten on Monday you won't catch a cold the following Friday when you grocery shop".

So far, it's worked for me.

msnbc.msn.com/id/38386023/ns/health-behavior/

lots of air conditioning myths in poland so the first one on this list caught my eye.

Zetigrek wrote:


huh?

I mean stereotypes aren't believed as true.

myth :) I've broken many a thermometer in my life, and I was playing with the mercury as a kid. The amount that you inhale during the while needed to clean it up is insignificant. The Westerners are pussies. Fact :)

And it's a good thing we no longer have mercury in thermometers. That stuff can accumulate and before you know it, there's holes in your cerebral cortex.

not quite, because if it go under floor you will inhale it for some more time... It cumulates in your body and can affect your health.


Oh, I have two in my home...

Oh I know that. But calling a fire brigade to dispose of a broken thermometer is a bit of an overkill.

Not fire brigade - but pogotowie chemiczne or something like that. Its like pogotowie gazowe, pogotowie wodociągowe etc

Btw. what do you do with leaked mercury? throw away into trash? You know its illegal? ;)

Not a fire brigade. Instead, a hazardous materials removal unit should do the trick ;)
You have to treat it like you would asbestos or any other dangerous material.
It must be immediately contained then taken to the appropriate recycling facility.
You must use a certified mercury vacuum, suction the floor, ceiling, walls, furniture, knick knacks, air, and anything else with it. You then take the bag to the appropriate facility.

So after breaking the thermometer you rip off the floor, just in case, and scan it underneath with a specialised mercury detector provided by specialised services? Is it free, or do they charge you?

They charge you about 100,000 each thermometer which is why you shouldn't break them to begin with. It's actually a form of chemical warfare.

I have no idea how they do it but these are the recommendations.

Well, I do... both... But I haven't broken a thermometer since I was a kid, honest!

Pogotowie chemiczne it might be, of course, now I would like to see their faces after you had called them and explained the life-threatening problem.

seriously?

I think in Poand its free.

You are not really Polish, are you... not any more... :(

We must all do our part to discourage this class of thermometer breakers. They are a serious threat to national security.

but thse are the recommendations, really. They should be suprised. Its their work.

I don't know actually. I mean for the real hazard it's like fire brigade, you don't pay, 99%. Now when you call them to pick up a droplet of mercury, they might fine you. Imagine there's a leaking cistern of ammonium right by their base, which they had to leave to travel to your home.

oh, you're mocking, poke fun on me? ;)

ok, do you know how many liters of water can poison one little battery? They give as a fee for throwing away electrotrash because of mercury and other hazardious elements and you say that they would think you are nuts because you called the pogotowie chemiczne? Its not my idea, I just read that in such cases ppl whould call them.

Man, I was a lil' wee kid, please... And I don't even have a thermometer now! I will never have, promise! All Poles are truthful, you know! Polegaj jak na Zawiszy!

It's the way it should be and I pat them on the back. You might think it's nbd if you alone throw a battery away. It's not just you, it's everyone who will throw away 1000 or more batteries in one lifetime. It's the same with mercury. With all those people breaking thermometers, we have a serious crisis on our hands.

Would or should?

Do you know how many batteries end up in general trash? No national disaster reported yet, somehow.

I am not saying that mercury is good for you. I am saying 'znaj proporcją, mociumpanie.'


But I AM NOT DOING IT ANYMORE, for fck sake. Keep your thugs away from me.

please...

Ok I've checked. You are right the recommendations are not to call the pogotowie chemiczne (although I read somewhere that in such cases they are called... maybe its just my imagination ;) but to collect it carefully, wind the room and send the mercury to the utilisation unit.


yes I know ;) But you are poisoning water. No disaster? Well the fish you eat are pretty often with loads of heavy metals ;)

Well, that's more like it. Except that I'd like to see their faces at the utilisation, after they had received your... Hold on, do you know that sending dangerous materials by post is illegal? As is carrying them while using public transport.

I mean deliver by your own ;)

I just read somewhere here, that only 17% of Poles eat fish. Things start to add up... Polish kitchen is definitely based on reasonable premises. Healthy kitchen. Fact.