Calcium hypochlorite has been around for a very, very long time as a cheap, safe means of cleaning sources of drinking water. In fact, about 5 years ago there was a campaign to send these tablets to India and Africa to help reduce waterborne illness.

This compound was not "discovered" by Jim Humble, he's simply trying to sell something for more than it's worth and dupe the easily fooled into giving him money.

Originally posted by VneZonyDostupa
Calcium hypochlorite has been around for a very, very long time as a cheap, safe means of cleaning sources of drinking water. In fact, about 5 years ago there was a campaign to send these tablets to India and Africa to help reduce waterborne illness.

This compound was not "discovered" by Jim Humble, he's simply trying to sell something for more than it's worth and dupe the easily fooled into giving him money.

Nowhere in the web-page does he try and sell it. He clearly states that it is a commonly used pool chemical, exactly what chemical it is, and how much you can usually find it for at a pool store.

Still scares the crap out of me considering I have always used this stuff in my pool and was taught it is toxic.

This is interesting. I read about MMS a year ago.

The original MMS was not Calcium Hypochlorite.

This "MMS2" is.

I wonder what are the reasons for his decision to launch this new version...

[edit on 11-3-2010 by jjjtir]

And I hope he removes any mercury or other toxic substances from it before selling....

The quote that triggered the concern, about curing prostate cancer.

First, a friend in Canada mentioned in an email that he had a friend who had prostate cancer. I said why not try hypochlorite. He said he would ask his friend and to make a long story short I sent him an envelope of 50 size zero gel capsules stuffed with calcium hypochlorite from a local pool store.

[edit on 12-3-2010 by jjjtir]

I knew Jim Humble back in 1979 in TYrona Calif when he ran Action Mining.

I don't trust him as i have used some of the equipment he was selling and it never worked as advertised.

Jim Hubble is not "Inventing" the chemistry, he is finding the chemistry that is very cheap and effective at destroying anaerobic microbes. Both MMS and MMS2 are highly effective at destroying microbes that thrive in low oxygen environments and don't survive in high oxygen environments. Both MMS and MMS2 apparently cultivate a high oxygen environment in the body (or outside) and this is fatal to the bad microbes. It is apparently harmless to aerobic microbes. The anaerobic microbes are the ones that are harmful. The aerobic microbes are the good guys, like acidophiles and apparently remain unharmed.

It has proved highly effective throughout Africa and now days throughout the world.

I've used MMS with success and am testing MMS2 via "0" capsules. I buy the "Pool Shock" in pure form from the local pool store. So far the MMS2 is, for me, very strong. I would say much stronger than MMS but far easier to consume. I have not found it harmful in any way. But as Jim Humble suggests, when it makes you sick or uncomfortable it's because it's too strong a dose, so back off to a lower dose. I suspect this means that the body can not process the waste created by killing the bad microbes as fast as the microbes are dieing.