This one will make the Left Brain chuckle. 
Do you remember when the Beauty Brains wrote about the myth of chemical free cosmetics? Well, the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has gotten into the act. They are so annoyed by the misappropriation of the word “chemical” that they are offering a 1 million pound prize for anyone who can give them any material that could be considered “chemical free”.
That’s about $1.5 million US.
If you have a “chemical free” product, feel free to send it to the RSC. Somehow I doubt anyone will be collecting on that prize.
In case you were going to send in Miracle Gro’s 100% chemical free pesticide, don’t bother. It’s filled with chemicals too.
-Mid Brain
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Finally! This is just so perfect, even more so than Randi’s Million Dollar Challenge, because the Royal Society of Chemistry is behind it all!
Well, if the companies were mistaken about their “chemical free” products, they should all be sending them in. If they don’t… well, then they were obviously misleading their customers on purpose.
My previous post has an ad link in it… I didn’t put it there, and it misrepresents my intentions.
About time!
I’m so sick of hearing about “chemical free” products. It’s an insult to our intelligence.
*leans over and picks up my own ass off the floor because I just laughed it off*
I just went to their website and sent the following; we’ll see what they say:
I just wanted to congratulate you for this idea — this is brilliant. *chuckles* Although I suppose I can actually make a play for claiming the prize right now, since the e-mail I just sent to you contains nothing but electrons, which are definitely NOT composed of chemicals, although chemicals are composed of them.
In fact, please consider this e-mail a formal claim for the million pounds. I hereby state that the e-mail I’ve just sent to you is entirely, 100% chemical-free. Please contact me for the address to which you can send the check.
BTW, I’m not kidding.
But is that email “material”, Janis
The electrons that made it up sure are! Hee! I’ll post their response … If they’re on an optical Internet network, it’s even better — then, the message is nothing but photons, which are even MORE chemical-free since chemicals aren’t even composed of them! Whee!
Shoulda been a lawyer …
Alas, you cannot hold an email in your hands (as that is the requirement they are asking for) but they will probably enjoy receiving at least one intellectual response.
Chemical-free pesticide! Now that’s something! What’s in it then? Good intentions? Repellent thoughts?
Anyway, this is a hilarious idea by the Royal Society of Chemistry; nerdy humour is the best kind!
$1.5 million US.Wow that a lot of money
Wonder what their definition of chemicals is/was. Water is a chemical…