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DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
Yes, lead is poisonous. Yet it's a slow poison. And not immediately fatal.
It is likely the reason why past generations didn't live so long. Some as short as 40 years old on average.
Yet it's not as fatal as mixing chlorine and ammonia. Which will burn your lungs out, if not taken care of immediately.
Ammonia and chlorine, in large quantities, is far more likely in most households today than lead is.
Most pencils are made with lead graphite. Your kids are likely still drawing with them.
Believe me, pencils are not considered hazardous waste. Anything with either ammonia or chlorine is considered hazardous waste.
It was my job to know that once.
Lead poison is on the same order as aluminum poisoning. Under the same category as heavy metal toxicity.
You're still cooking in aluminum!
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The depleted uranium example isn't a good example. It's called depleted for a reason. It's even less harmful than radon gas radiation under homes. Which you likely have never had tested.
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It is likely the reason why past generations didn't live so long. Some as short as 40 years old on average.
Yet it's not as fatal as mixing chlorine and ammonia. Which will burn your lungs out, if not taken care of immediately.
Ammonia and chlorine, in large quantities, is far more likely in most households today than lead is.
Most pencils are made with lead graphite. Your kids are likely still drawing with them.
Believe me, pencils are not considered hazardous waste. Anything with either ammonia or chlorine is considered hazardous waste.
It was my job to know that once.
Lead poison is on the same order as aluminum poisoning. Under the same category as heavy metal toxicity.
You're still cooking in aluminum!
The depleted uranium example isn't a good example. It's called depleted for a reason. It's even less harmful than radon gas radiation under homes. Which you likely have never had tested.
GeniUs · 56-60, M
@DeWayfarer woah woah woah you sound like you know a lot about this subject but Graphite is carbon and depleted Uranium only means that it is no longer considered a radiation hazard. And that's just what I know off the top of my head I haven't fact checked any of the other info here.
DeWayfarer · 61-69, M
@GeniUs I am not saying lead is not dangerous long term. Yet someone else on this post has made the "lead" comparison to "depleted" uranium. Making it sound like lead is a radiation hazard.
Someone just got to say something to correct the misinformation. Lead is the topic of this post.
They use lead barriers to guard against radiation. See the apron of any x-ray technician.
Someone just got to say something to correct the misinformation. Lead is the topic of this post.
They use lead barriers to guard against radiation. See the apron of any x-ray technician.
justanothername · 51-55, M
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@justanothername They also had public toilets with shared cleaning sticks in shared water. In a way the Romans weren't all that bright.
Really · 80-89, M
@SW-User Bright enough to know that lead is basically safe if it stays outside of you.
SteelHands · 61-69, M
Severe illness from heavy metal poisoning is extremely rare today but there's enough in the environment and even getting into foods to accumulate in the body.
This is very bad when you're young and it can lead to lifelong health problems and lowered I.Q.
So parents should be aware that they need to check up on the yearly advisories issued by health agencies about baby food and other recalls related to arsenic lead etc. to keep their children healthy and mentally well.
Google baby food lead poisoning recalls to read up on this.
Lead sinkers and lead on circuit boards don't pose much danger. It's the hydrates and oxides, soluable forms that are health risks.
This is very bad when you're young and it can lead to lifelong health problems and lowered I.Q.
So parents should be aware that they need to check up on the yearly advisories issued by health agencies about baby food and other recalls related to arsenic lead etc. to keep their children healthy and mentally well.
Google baby food lead poisoning recalls to read up on this.
Lead sinkers and lead on circuit boards don't pose much danger. It's the hydrates and oxides, soluable forms that are health risks.
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SteelHands · 61-69, M
@4meAndyou Not possible to bribe appointees of the people's people, us, who chose from among ourselves our leadership.
If that's true them we are owed the names of those who were bribed and the names of those which hired them and the names of those who's job it is to clear them for job approval.
In the maze of corporation deck shuffling and wierd nonsense "policy" theaters of virtue signaling and special interest advocacy, this should give insight.
We already know that ad dollar revoking gets used to cover up many other crimes as well but we're not supposed to see it.
[b][i]So each time you hear a company say it's pulling its ad money somewhere now you know the REAL reason. These are truly evil villains. We should never buy or do business with those companies who practice ad pulls. Not ever. Never ever again.[/i][/b]
If that's true them we are owed the names of those who were bribed and the names of those which hired them and the names of those who's job it is to clear them for job approval.
In the maze of corporation deck shuffling and wierd nonsense "policy" theaters of virtue signaling and special interest advocacy, this should give insight.
We already know that ad dollar revoking gets used to cover up many other crimes as well but we're not supposed to see it.
[b][i]So each time you hear a company say it's pulling its ad money somewhere now you know the REAL reason. These are truly evil villains. We should never buy or do business with those companies who practice ad pulls. Not ever. Never ever again.[/i][/b]
SteelHands · 61-69, M
Big Ad agencies are just the mega corporate bribery division that have their fascist fingers in everything from "trusted news" to "political rising stars and career sunsets."
SteelHands · 61-69, M
I suggest it's another of the many reasons why they hate just one New York businessman turned President so much, but didn't seem even slightly threatened by a big pharma head honcho in the Republican primaries.
Trump lacks the need for an ad agency. He's beyond their reach.
Trump lacks the need for an ad agency. He's beyond their reach.
bowman81 · M
Lead isn't poisonous unless you eat it or inhale it. Lead bullets don't kill by poisoning, they kill by destroying vital organs, blood vessels, arteries, and tissue. They destroy it by cutting and tearing them, and with impact trauma. NOT poisoning. If you don't eat it, it is perfectly safe to handle. There are literally thousands of people who live with lead bullets or bullet fragments in them because doctors determined that it would cause more damage to try to remove them.
Beetlejuice68 · 51-55, M
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@Beetlejuice68 Leaded gasoline was the big culprit.
Beetlejuice68 · 51-55, M
@SW-User I almost forgot about that, and lead based paint.
SW-User
@Beetlejuice68 Yum.
@SW-User unless it's for ducks near a wetland, sometimes {often?) those require a bismuth or steel based load. It's hard to beat the utility of fairly soft lead in a round.
eventtemple123 · 22-25, M
Alfarrobas · 31-35, M
They fired them because it was cheap, easy to get, produce and use
I think the fact it was poisonous was just an happy coincidence. Bullets were diferent
I think that people don't know that lead was poisonous until sometime ago
I think the fact it was poisonous was just an happy coincidence. Bullets were diferent
I think that people don't know that lead was poisonous until sometime ago
jackson55 · M
Yes, lead is toxic. Lead positioning is rare but can happen.
Allelse · 36-40, M
Yeah my dad's workshop was filled with such things too, that and primers and shell casings.
Herefornow · 26-30, M
Wow, what a memorabilia! How long ago was this solid poison?
mindlessdrifter · M
Could also be a collector's item
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