Re: [FRIAM] What's in your contact lens case?

2012-10-17 Thread Pamela McCorduck
Yes. I used Chinese tapwater for my contact lenses back in the early 80s. I'm not sure I'd do it now, but I was young and foolish, and nothing came of it. On Oct 17, 2012, at 3:56 PM, Carl Tollander wrote: > And yet we live. > > One is reminded of the inside of a cell. Lots going on... > >

Re: [FRIAM] What's in your contact lens case?

2012-10-17 Thread Carl Tollander
And yet we live. One is reminded of the inside of a cell. Lots going on... Carl On 10/17/12 1:56 AM, Nicholas Thompson wrote: Roger, You never favored us with a comment on these pieces. Are you speaking to us as an evolutionist or as a contact lens wearer. As a drinker of Santa Fe tap w

Re: [FRIAM] What's in your contact lens case?

2012-10-17 Thread Roger Critchlow
Comments seemed pale in comparison with the facts. I gave my wife a miniature ecosystem in a jar last christmas, now I'm encouraging my daughter not to grow her own microscopic version. -- rec -- On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 1:56 AM, Nicholas Thompson < nickthomp...@earthlink.net> wrote: > Roger, **

Re: [FRIAM] What's in your contact lens case?

2012-10-17 Thread Nicholas Thompson
Roger, You never favored us with a comment on these pieces. Are you speaking to us as an evolutionist or as a contact lens wearer. As a drinker of Santa Fe tap water, I thought the following author comment was a bit unnerving. "Acanthamoeba spp. are ubiquitous in tap water (2,5), incl