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I'd argue eating a battery would end in a similar fashion. this is a link https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/seven-substances-added-14th-report-carc
by Hasz 9y ago
I'd argue eating a battery would end in a similar fashion.
this is a link https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/seven-substances-added-14th-report-carcinogens https://www.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/seven-substanc... to a Health and Human Services 14th Report on Carcinogens, classifying cobalt as a carcinogen
Point being, "liquid cancer" is fear-mongering hyperbole -- lots of things are carcinogenic.
- adrianN 9y agoNot many of those things get blown into the air in massive amounts right where population density is highest though.
- beambot 9y agoPrecisely! If you need an exemplar, just look at lead... an element that was known for centuries to make people crazy, which was formerly a gasoline additive. And what about all those other additives and emissions? Then you start looking at bunker fuel. This stuff ain't good for you by any stretch.