Friday, August 13, 2010

Today's painting trivia question



Which pigment common to the painter's palette is taken orally as a treatment for radiation poisoning?


a) cadmium red
b) prussian blue
c) raw umber
d) pthalo green
e) zinc white


This one's Googleable, so I'll spare you the trouble and put the answer in the comments section.

7 comments:

Jim Feldman said...

b) prussian blue

W said...

You shouldn't do that. I was about to pretend to know the answer.

mister bijou said...

Sans google I'd have guessed cadmium red.

With google it would have been fun to find out

Jim Feldman said...

Alright, next time I won't spoil the fun.

billspaintingmn said...

Why? What is in it that's medisinal? I would think it would be posinous.

Jim said...

Good question Bill. Maybe I should add one of those "Don't try this at home" disclaimers.

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