Hamas says Israel dumping aphrodisiac gum on Gaza

Marc

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Well, kind of my point at asking Gorb why he finds it so great.



Not with nerver toxins, but with viagra.
Not with gas, but with consumables.

Technically(incase you missed it) it's the same.

No it isnt. A biological weapon is a means of delivering biological agents. Hornygum isnt a biological agent.
 

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No it isnt. A biological weapon is a means of delivering biological agents. Hornygum isnt a biological agent.

If they simply gassed the towns with the stuff, you'd call it a biological weapon right?

If they made anthrax gum, it would be a biological weapon?

Doesn't matter what the agent or delivery method is.
 

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If they simply gassed the towns with the stuff, you'd call it a biological weapon right?

If they made anthrax gum, it would be a biological weapon?

Doesn't matter what the agent or delivery method is.

Read what I wrote. For it to be biological it has to involve some sort of pathogen. SOmething that is toxic.

/sigh

Just for once, I thought youd admit to being wrong :(
 

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Read what I wrote. For it to be biological it has to involve some sort of pathogen. SOmething that is toxic.

/sigh

Just for once, I thought youd admit to being wrong :(

Just the kind of reasoning military forces use these days to go around the biological weapon ban.

"It's not really a biological weapon 'cause it's not toxic."

I said technically, read what I wrote.

Even explained how it's similar.

It's biological, it effects humans like a toxin, makes them do unwanted things, makes them incapacitated and it's a weapon as it's used as such.

Mass. Poisoning.

Stop being so anal about a term.
 

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Just the kind of reasoning military forces use these days to go around the biological weapon ban.

"It's not really a biological weapon 'cause it's not toxic."

I said technically, read what I wrote.

Even explained how it's similar.

It's biological, it effects humans like a toxin, makes them do unwanted things, makes them incapacitated and it's a weapon as it's used as such.

Mass. Poisoning.

Stop being so anal about a term.

toxin is something that is toxic to your body, how is an aphrodisiac gum toxic exactly.
If we use your logic of reducto ad absurdum we can define water and air as biological weapons as well.
 

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i understand what Toh is talking about tho. He is meaning that they are using different means to change the behaviour and rational thinking of people without their permission. Just because it isnt killing them in the conventional NBC attack it is still making them irrational thus making them less able to fight, which is their desired effect.

The US have tried similar methods in the past. And its not that different to propaganda warfare during wartime
 

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toxin is something that is toxic to your body, how is an aphrodisiac gum toxic exactly.
If we use your logic of reducto ad absurdum we can define water and air as biological weapons as well.

Not really the same thing now is it.

"It effects humans like a toxin." is NOT "It is like a toxin."

Sparx got it right. In my opinion the effect is the same and since it's a chemical effecting human body, it's technically the same as pumping gas on a city.
 

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Not really the same thing now is it.

"It effects humans like a toxin." is NOT "It is like a toxin."

Sparx got it right. In my opinion the effect is the same and since it's a chemical effecting human body, it's technically the same as pumping gas on a city.

missed your point then :)

well its still better than using chlorine gas!

(some eternal basement-dwelling virgins might get laid )
 

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Biological= virus/bacteria/spores, aka stuff that acts at a biological lvl with a human body and can even be called part of a live cycle. Ex: antrax, small pox, plague, ebola etc.
Chemical= stuff that acts more at the molecular level and can't be called anything approaching alive.
ex: Teargas/pepper spray at the very low end of the chemical weapon spectrum, VX at the upper end.

If there even is such a Gum and if it even works, aphrodisiac gum would be a very low lvl chemical weapon . But if there was such a thing and even if it works, you still have to eat it. Unless you get it shoved down your throat, I can't see it affecting a random person that doesn't eat gum ( unless they get humped ofc ). This also makes it hard to even qualify it as a weapon, since gum isn't exactly a primary food source like bread/water/meat etc.
If the story has some truth to it, it's more like a low lvl poison/incapacitation attempt or even psychological warfare.

Danita
 

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Just the kind of reasoning military forces use these days to go around the biological weapon ban.

"It's not really a biological weapon 'cause it's not toxic."

I said technically, read what I wrote.

Even explained how it's similar.

It's biological, it effects humans like a toxin, makes them do unwanted things, makes them incapacitated and it's a weapon as it's used as such.

Mass. Poisoning.

Stop being so anal about a term.

Technically, they aren't.

Subjectively, they are.

(Just pointing out where others may have found reason to argue - personally I agree with the rest of your statement but in a subjective manner).
 

old.Tohtori

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Technically, they aren't.

Subjectively, they are.

(Just pointing out where others may have found reason to argue - personally I agree with the rest of your statement but in a subjective manner).

Fair enough point.

In any case, it's clear now and i still don't like it :D
 

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