"Thank Goodness I Still Live In A World Of Telephones, Car Batteries, Handguns, And Many Things Made Of Zinc."

You can add diarrhea relief to that list. And you might remember that a few years ago zinc was in the news becuase of its cold-fighting abilities. Zinc is so versatile that it's classified as a transitional metal. Transition players are valuable atheletes, and I assume the same standards hold true in the world of chemicals. Good old Zn...atomic number 30...is there anything it can't do?

Those of you in the know who recognize the above quote should get an extra kick out of this MST3K short:


Mystery Science Theater 3000 short: Spring Fever (MST3K)