• Dejected Warp Core@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Good god. Lemme guess, the propellant in that can are CFCs and they added lead to lubricate the spray since it kept clogging the nozzle. May as well add arsenic for flavor.

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      It’s always interesting how amazing things always turn out to be deadly. Like Ephedrine was a miracle weight loss drug, asbestos is a fantastic insulator, ect. I’m waiting for the GLP1 crap everyone is taking to have insane effects in a few years.

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    I hate how every time we come up with a new “miracle” chemical that solves really big issues it ends up being either carcinogenic or devastatingly harmful to the environment.

    It’s like how we almost made bed bugs extinct in America but the chemical being used was causing cancer and birth defects.

    Why can’t we have nice chemical things!?!?

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      H2O is a pretty nice chemical, that makes people drinking it less thristy, and is good for plants and animals as well. Just be careful that you don’t have too much of it, and you are good.

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        ⚠️Stay away from dihydrogen monoxide (DHMO).⚠️ This dangerous chemical shows an 100% fatality rate for those who have consumed it, and can cause instant death when inhaled.

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      Why can’t we have nice chemical things!?!?

      Because we live by the p-value today. We’d rather get eaten alive by bed bugs every night for the next 60 years instead of having up to a 20% increased chance of developing cancer when we turn 73.

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      We can. Plenty of good stuff. Or at least, not terrible stuff. But it makes more profit to get something out quick and see how it goes than do long, serious, costly research before releasing a product.

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    Sometimes I wonder what kinds of things we’re using today that we still haven’t found are toxic, carcinogenic or harmful in other ways…

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    As it so happens, asbestos is actually much less harmful when you drink it, because it doesn’t get lodged in your lungs. (Iirc) So having asbestos pipes is fine

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    2 months ago

    That look on his face like “lol I’m not going to be around to care about climate change or this bullshit”

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    🎶"Keep on sniffing, until your brain goes pop! Keep on sniffing till your brain goes pop!"🎶