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> Flavoring compounds, though... there are liquids out there that contain diacetyl (a "buttery" flavoring). That name rang a bell; diacetyl is the compound beh
by ThrowawayR2 9y ago
> Flavoring compounds, though... there are liquids out there that contain diacetyl (a "buttery" flavoring).
That name rang a bell; diacetyl is the compound behind "popcorn lung", so called because its use for its buttery taste in microwave popcorn was common but is damaging to the lungs if the fumes were inhaled; e.g. https://nyti.ms/2h7ls4G https://nyti.ms/2h7ls4G. Interesting to see that it's being used as a vaping flavorant.
- cctt23 9y agoOh my god, popcorn lung is real! I thought that was a name for some fibrotic illness thst made your lungs look like popcorn, but it’s actually from popcorn. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis_obliterans#Diacetyl https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchiolitis_obliterans#Dia... I... I... need get to bed.