This is sort of a shower thought because this morning I was using some shaving cream and I thought, if it turns out in 5 years this was giving me cancer, I wouldn’t be surprised.

Comes out a goo, ejected from a can with force, immediately becomes a foam?

Do you have anything you use that you think might be too good to be true?

16 points

Commercial yogurt. Yeah maybe it’s just a tasty and healthy probiotic. Or maybe it’s a way for food conglomerates to change our gut bacteria so that we crave even more foods with cheap sugar.

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Probably my vape tbh

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I wouldn’t be surprised. I wish there was a way to enjoy flavor without any horrific side effects.

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Tea, maybe?

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I also drink tea but in between swallows I could see myself enjoying a vape, if they weren’t bad for me. Which is why I have never used one.

E: Drinking Yukon Gold at the mo’.

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But, I want it in my lungs and steaming liquid flavor water doesn’t sound like it’ll mix well with those.

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I figure we may see documetaries in yhr next decade on how Vape industry was complicit like the tabacco industry was

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There already are those documentaries? Jule or whatever it’s called has already been doing the exact same stuff that the tobacco industry did for literally a decade now.

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I mean, that’s just how capitalism works. The health of your consumers isn’t relevant, unless a law mandates it.

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A majority of vape brands are already owned by tobacco companies.

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13 points

The internet and all electronic equipment. I think they are doing something much more sinister than whatever is reported so far.

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Using it no… the trash yes. The amount of materials (toxic and rare) which goes to the bin is staggering.

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The electric heating pad I sleep on. I wouldn’t be surprised if some study finds that something about sleeping on wires would be kinda bad long-term. Maybe something about residual currents or the minimal magnetic field from the wires, idk

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I haven’t been able to use one of these since I used a crummy one about 12 years ago and got burned, but it was so insanely nice to be so toasty.

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Yeah, that’s very valid! I’d like to think that the technology got safer in the past years, but honestly I don’t even wanna check and risk having to give up the coziness

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My wife uses on every night, and it’s just a Walmart special no-name brand heating pad. Never had problems with burning even with kids and pets in the mix to really do a number on them

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I’ve read articles with such claims, but not really reputable sources.

However I like the idea of the timer ones where in theory you could have the bed preheated for you, but never be in it when it’s on.

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Most heated blankets have such a feature

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The fireproofing chemicals are pretty bad for you.

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22 points

I guess, but fire isn’t very healthy either I think

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Source?

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1 point

Nah whats a little rapid oxidization between friends?

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22 points

Those water flavor squirts, mio or crystal light type stuff. I’ll drink plain water over just about everything else (egg nog is the weakness and exception right now…), but the various lemonades or fruit flavors are always nice to have around. I wouldn’t be surprised if something in their composition is not good for you.

A slightly more titillating answer would be lube. You’re putting something on a mucous membrane, and it’s almost guaranteed that some will be absorbed or ingested.

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The latter reason is why I use Yes WB which is an organic lube pH balanced for the… Mucous membrane.

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I think if they find that these are a problem, any flavored drink will be found bad too. It’s the same thing, just concentrated or not concentrated.

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