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Because Teflon is harmless to the human body. It is inert. It interacts with nothing. We literally make replacement body parts out of it. This is a case where
by timr 1y ago
Because Teflon is harmless to the human body. It is inert. It interacts with nothing. We literally make replacement body parts out of it.
This is a case where conventional wisdom on HN is wildly out of sync with actual science.
- cyberpunk 1y agoDrink a pint of it then?
- timr 1y agoIt's a solid.
- genter 1y agoJust because it's inert doesn't mean it's harmless. I'm pretty sure that if you shove a wad of it in your windpipe, you won't last very long. Also go check out water poisoning.
- timr 1y agoYes, just like you can die if you choke on food.