Ddt
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a poisonous chemical for killing insects
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A synthetic organic compound used as an insecticide. Like other chlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons, DDT tends to persist in the environment and become concentrated in animals at the head of the food chain. Its use is now banned in many countries.
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A wrestling move invented by Jake the Snake Roberts. The DDT is named so because it does similar things as the poisonous chemical ([scrambling] the brain).
He likes to set up the DDT with a short-arm [clothesline]. Then, he works a front [facelock] onto the opponent and falls backwards, planting the opponents face into the canvas.
At one point, the DDT was the most popular finisher in pro wrestling. Now, it has been reduced to being a mid-match spot. -
- ([agriculture]) Acronym for Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane
- (slang) Acronym for [Do The Damn Thang]
- (wrestling) Wrestling move by Jake [The Snake]
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Dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane.
Miracle [insecticide] that almost completely wiped out malaria and similar diseases in the US and the third world.
Rachel Carson published a poorly-researched paper in the 60s, reporting that DDT causes birds to produce thinner eggshells and possibly cancer. This launched a major public [overreaction] in the US, and DDT was banned due to public pressure. It largely triggered the envronmentalist movement in the US. Seperate studies have shown however that DDT has little or no impact [on bird] shells, let alone cancer. DDT has been blamed falsely for declining populations in [bald eagles], [peregrine] falcons and brown [pelicans] all without scientific basis. Concentration in humans doesnt even come close to causing adverse effects. Apes have been fed 30 000X more DDT than people are normally exposed with no harmful effects whatsoever. Furthermore, following the ban on DDT, more dangerous and less effective insecticides became commonplace.
It was later concluded in a 1972 public hearing that there is no scientific basis for the ban on DDT. However, this ruling was vetoed by the EPA administrator without even reviewing a transcript. -
Downey Drug Thugs. A group of [knuckleheads] in [the Downey] area that liked to put copiuos amounts of all the drugs into themselves. Known for being able to wait long hours for a purveyor to deliver or ride beaten up old bikes to neighboring citys for one dime bag of weed. Similarly, walk to the closest liquor store to pester anyone over 21 to purchase them 40 oz malt liquor. [4LIFE]
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A [pesticide] which could be used to kill off mosquitoes. Once, the people of [Borneo] were suffering from malaria (mosquitoes carry malaria) and DDT was sprayed to get rid of the mosquitoes. Not only did it kill mosquitoes, but also wasps that ate caterpillars there. Caterpillars began multiplying and ate the grass roofs of peoples houses. Yea those Borneonese...I meant Borneoish.... uhh...nevermind. THE PEOPLE OF [BORNEO] got roofs fallin down on them. YEET CATERPILLARS!
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[Wraslin] move created by Jake The Snake [Roberts]. Short for Damiens [Dinner Time].
2)A harmful crop chemical.
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[Drug Dealer Time]; [abbreviation] used in a sentence while sitting around waiting for your [product] longer then they said.
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DDT is an [insecticide] that was used throughout [the 50s], 60s, and early 70s. Its short for dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene. It was finally banned in [1972] because of the harmful tolls it took on wildilfe.
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Cynical is right, but certain [pests] had a resistance to it, and now most bugs are resistant to DDT. It also killed off bugs that helped crops by eating harmful ones.
The only [adverse] effect of DDT was a lower [sperm count].
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