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Okay but it's extremely different to poison something and announce that you've poisoned it because you don't want anyone drinking it and work hard to keep anyon
by tgb 8y ago
Okay but it's extremely different to poison something and announce that you've poisoned it because you don't want anyone drinking it and work hard to keep anyone from drinking it versus poisoning something and then selling it off as high quality, ready to be drunk. The latter is pure evil but the former is at least debatable: alcohol leads to 88000 deaths per year in the US so you could say it might be immoral to not poison it. https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm https://www.cdc.gov/alcohol/fact-sheets/alcohol-use.htm
- hedora 8y agoThe feds got pyrex brand glassware to reformulate so that it explosively shatters if used to cook meth. I heard this led to the maiming of graduate students that were using pyrex to conserve grant money. Last I checked, you could still buy the “good stuff” on amazon. Anyway, that’s one example of US drug enforcement acting with complete disregard to public safety.
- function_seven 8y agoThis sounds like an urban legend to me. Searching for it doesn't lead me to any credible sources? Especially if you can still get it on Amazon of all places.
- DanBC 8y agoIn the US pyrex is tempered soda-lime glass. In Europe PYREX is borosilicate glass. Tempered soda-lime is better if you drop the object. Borosilicate handles thermal stress better. I don't think this has anything to do with "The Feds". https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrex
- JumpCrisscross 8y agoOut of curiosity, why the difference? Do Europeans put hot things in their Pyrex more? Or is it a question of differing precursor costs?