Quote from P5YcHoM4N :

Well what can't cause cancer these days?

Smoking.

If burning copper is bad for you then i'm f*cked, being an electrician, and a lazy one at that i often smell burning copper. Usually from when i can't be arsed to turn the power off and i touch the live and earth at the same time. 230V that'll wake you up in the morning!

yes, you will die

Material Safety Data Sheet -----> http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/C5170.htm

Quote from this link----"WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. AFFECTS THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE"

How do you know that there is copper in those fumes? There may be ozone from the electrical discharge, or a coating on the wires that's burning up. And if there is copper, how do you tell if it's only the pure metal (which is non-toxic), or one of the 1000s of chemical compounds that contain copper ions?

If you worry about this, think about touching all those coins that have copper in them. Or <shudder> nickel...

Quote :

Well what can't cause cancer these days?

Rainbows?

Quote from Electrik Kar :

Rainbows?

rainbows are made by when the sun's rays refract light through millions of raindrops and too much sun causes skin cancer so....... your wrong!

Quote from Rish :

Material Safety Data Sheet -----> http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/C5170.htm

Quote from this link----"WARNING! HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED OR INHALED. CAUSES IRRITATION TO SKIN, EYES AND RESPIRATORY TRACT. AFFECTS THE LIVER AND KIDNEYS. CHRONIC EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE TISSUE DAMAGE"

Have you seen the COSHH sheet for dihydrogen oxide? It's LETHAL stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Quote from tristancliffe :

Have you seen the COSHH sheet for dihydrogen oxide? It's LETHAL stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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