"For the discriminating paratheologist"
In case you didn’t know, Teflon can be dangerous
ABC News: Non-stick Can Make You Sick
Cancer, birth defects, flu-like symptoms…don’t get your teflon pans hotter than 554 degrees farenheit. Article does have that investigative journalism “hard-hitting scare the shit out of the public” angle, but there’s something to it.
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about 8 years ago
actually i do not see how that is true since teflon is a non toxic polymer.
about 8 years ago
Sure, Teflon is a non-toxic polymer at room temperature. But heat it past 500 degrees Farenheit and it starts outgassing with toxic fumes. Teflon is a safe container for burning books, but get it hotter and you’ll poison yourself and anyone else in the vicinity.