The dangers of radium are widely known, it not only damages human cells but also causes irreparable damage to the entire body.
However, there are still some people who don't know anything about it.
In the United States, there is a man who is obsessed with radium, and he actually drank 1,400 bottles of radium water in his lifetime!Who is he?Why did you make such a "can't think of" move?First, people's understanding of radium.
In 1898, the Curies first discovered radium.
Based on the results of the experiment, they claimed that radium had the effect of killing cancer cells, and the news shocked the whole society.
At that time, people were helpless about cancer, and once they had cancer, they were destined to wait for death.
Today, the discovery of radium is exciting.
Some people in the medical community began to hype up the idea of "radium ** cancer" in society, which made radium's prestige unprecedentedly high.
After Marie Curie accidentally came into contact with radium during the experiment, she became unusually smooth, which caused society to have an unprecedented enthusiasm for radium.
Wealthy families and the upper class began to consume some radium-containing health supplements and found them to be effective.
However, the reality is that radioactive elements can only promote the production of red blood cells in the body, nothing more.
The harm of radium to the human body is far more than that, it not only causes headaches, hair loss and other symptoms, but also causes leukemia and cancer, bringing irreparable damage to the human body.
Second, the obsession with radium.
100 years ago in the United States, there was a rich kid named Bayer.
He came from a privileged family, was handsome, and lived without worries for the first twenty years.
However, in the summer of 1927, he encountered a major problem.
That day, Bayer was playing golf with his friends, and they had a fierce duel on the course, but they accidentally fell.
The severe pain prevented him from continuing the game and ended up losing to a friend.
Bayer, already frustrated, became even more frustrated after the injury.
Despite undergoing surgery, he suffered a serious arm injury and may no longer be able to play golf.
Doctors told him that the injury was life-threatening, but it was an obstacle to playing golf in the future.
Bayer, a wealthy kid, loves golf, but for some reason has to give up the hobby and is very frustrated.
Upon learning of his situation, a friend decided to help him and recommended a private doctor.
The doctor, claiming that there was a special **can**Bayer, mysteriously gave him a glass bottle labeled "radium water".
At that time, "radium water" was quite popular in the upper class, and people were not aware of the harm of radium, and regarded it as a trace element similar to "calcium, iron, zinc".
Although their ignorance is shocking in modern times, most people at the time were ignorant of the dangers of radium, and there were even doctors who used it for ** diseases.
Therefore, Bayer did not hesitate to drink the radium water given by the doctor, because being able to play golf was essential to him.
However, this decision will put him on a path of no return.
Soon, Bayer felt the benefits of radium water.
After drinking, he not only felt better in his arm, but was even able to return to the court.
What's even more surprising is that he not only won on the court, but was also able to win back-to-back victories.
As a result, Bayer made the decision to continue drinking radium water.
At that time, radium water was actually pure water with radium added to it, and it was later called "nuclear wastewater".
However, this "nuclear wastewater" is expensive, and as mentioned earlier, Bayer's family is well-off.
The average person has no access to this drug at all.
Therefore, the naïve Bayer thought that this was a valuable "special medicine" and asked the doctor to prepare him again with a batch of radium water.
Whether or not doctors are aware of the dangers of radium water, this expensive drug can make doctors a fortune.
So, the doctor got a batch of radium water for Bayer again.
Since then, Bayer has gradually become inseparable from radium water, not only before the competition, but also on weekdays.
"Radium water gives me confidence!," he saidGradually, Bayer became obsessed with radium water, and the initial bottle was no longer enough for him, and he could drink four or five bottles a day.
However, he soon felt the irreparable harm caused by radium water and fell into a situation from which he could not extricate himself.
The Radium Water Incident: A Warning Story of the Dangers of Radioactive MaterialsOn the day, Bayer was playing golf with a friend, but he was feeling unusually tired.
In order to quickly regain his strength, he drank a bottle of radium water, but it did not have the desired effect.
Instead, he began to experience lightheadedness, weakness in his limbs, and even difficulty speaking.
Suddenly, he fainted and his friends immediately rushed him to the hospital.
After the doctor's examination, it was shocking to find that the radium content in his body was as high as 30 milligrams!The doctor explained that even trace amounts of radium exposure can cause harm to the body, let alone something like Bayer.
In this way, a large amount of radium water is drunk.
Bayer even asked the doctor: "Do I still have hope?"
The doctor shook his head helplessly and replied, "Your condition is quite serious, I'm sorry, there is nothing we can do!."This sentence was like a bolt from the blue, and Bayer felt hopeless.
He hurriedly threw away all the radium water in his house and vowed never to touch it again.
However, he did not know that his body had already suffered irreparable damage.
It didn't take long for Bayer to begin to have splitting headaches, feeling extremely tired every day, and gradually losing his appetite.
Subsequently, he developed symptoms of nausea and hair loss.
Even taking painkillers only slightly alleviated his pain.
It wasn't until 1932 that Bayer discovered something unusual in his jaw after a minor blow, and the doctor's examination was shocking: Bayer's mandibles had completely dissolved, and the toxicity of radium had destroyed his bones.
Cell!Today, Bayer is barely surviving on a liquid diet.
This tragic story reminds us that the dangers of radioactive materials must never be underestimated.
What happened to Bayer turned out to be extremely tragic, and his jaw was quickly corroded clean, leaving only the lower half of his face and two front teeth.
Despite the fact that the doctor did not give up on his **, everything was in vain, because Bayer was already incurable.
A few months later, he died in agony from the corrosion of bones all over his body.
Later, Bayer's body was re-exhumed in order to delve deeper into the true dangers of radium.
Amazingly, even then all that was left of his bones was Bayer's body that continued to emit radioactive heat for 30 years.
According to scientists at the time, the radioactivity of radium may last for thousands of years without disappearing.
This undoubtedly shows the great harm of radium!