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Why is lead illegal to use in consumer electronics solder than no one eats off of (EU/RoHS), but acceptable for food cutlery like this? Why is lead so advantageous for sealing vacuum chambers that a manufacturer would risk all this backlash? Do simple epoxy glues not work?
I have the same problem with this as with retro youtubers using lead solder. Consumers are not the only ones that matter The people working in the factoriesare exposed to lead. The people at the mines are exposed to lead. The people in shuttered ghost towns like Pitcher Oklahoma are exposed to lead. The people transporting lead are exposed to lead. People working in recycling or waste management or landfills are expo…
What do you think SAE660 bearing bronze contains.
This level of hype is horribly misguided.
I have not witnessed one machinist harmed by lead in 40 years.
If I cared I would wear a face mask when working with bronzes.
Truthfully Hexavalent Chromium exposure from stainless scares me more.
That is a known carcinogen and I machine alot of high Chrome content stainless.
Why is lead illegal to use in consumer electronics solder than no one eats off of (EU/RoHS), but acceptable for food cutlery like this? Why is lead so advantageous for sealing vacuum chambers that a manufacturer would risk all this backlash? Do simple epoxy glues not work?
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Beautiful imagery in this article! It doesn’t reveal anything the world didn’t already know, though. There is lead, but it is within the sealed inner chamber of the cup. It isn’t accessible to drinkers. Still, doesn’t seem wise to use lead in such a popular drinking device. With the millions sold, it’s hard to imagine there not being a few defects.
Imagine being able to look inside a weld with this level of detail...
We have crude tools in my field compared to this...
I have the same problem with this as with retro youtubers using lead solder. Consumers are not the only ones that matter The people working in the factoriesare exposed to lead. The people at the mines are exposed to lead. The people in shuttered ghost towns like Pitcher Oklahoma are exposed to lead. The people transporting lead are exposed to lead. People working in recycling or waste management or landfills are expo…
Exposed to lead? Heck I machine it. What do you think SAE660 bearing bronze contains. This level of hype is horribly misguided. I have not witnessed one machinist harmed by lead in 40 years. If I cared I would wear a face mask when working with bronzes. Truthfully Hexavalent Chromium exposure from stainless scares me more. That is a known carcinogen and I machine alot of high Chrome content stainless.
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Whoa. Alternate take: people are having fun with a silly cup? It’s a meme in physical form.
It's a meme you're spending money on. Meme transmission is a kind of peer pressure, the entire thing seems prickly to me from a moral perspective. I for one don't appreciate being pressured to spend money on things I don't need or want.
I overheard some office ladies gossiping about a co-workers Starbucks cup.
It cost over $85 and they were pouring over it to determine if fake or real.
A cup.
I have the same problem with this as with retro youtubers using lead solder. Consumers are not the only ones that matter The people working in the factoriesare exposed to lead. The people at the mines are exposed to lead. The people in shuttered ghost towns like Pitcher Oklahoma are exposed to lead. The people transporting lead are exposed to lead. People working in recycling or waste management or landfills are expo…
Exposed to lead? Heck I machine it. What do you think SAE660 bearing bronze contains. This level of hype is horribly misguided. I have not witnessed one machinist harmed by lead in 40 years. If I cared I would wear a face mask when working with bronzes. Truthfully Hexavalent Chromium exposure from stainless scares me more. That is a known carcinogen and I machine alot of high Chrome content stainless.
Why is lead illegal to use in consumer electronics solder than no one eats off of (EU/RoHS), but acceptable for food cutlery like this? Why is lead so advantageous for sealing vacuum chambers that a manufacturer would risk all this backlash? Do simple epoxy glues not work?
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I'm pretty sure the biggest problem with social media is the staggering number of people spreading disinformation and lies. So that's something you can stop doing to help fix the thing you hate so much, right there! It's a win-win for everyone, I'm sure of it.
I’m 100% sure you are wrong about that.
Funny how even before being consumed by their adopters it has already contaminated their brain and making them think they are something just because of a product.
Whoa. Alternate take: people are having fun with a silly cup? It’s a meme in physical form.
Every company I worked at gave out cheap plastic tumblers with the company logo everyone threw them in the trash.