undefined | Better HN

0 pointstimr9mo ago0 comments

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.

0 comments

4 comments · 2 top-level

genter9mo ago· 1 in thread

Just 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.

timrOP9mo ago

Yes, just like you can die if you choke on food.

cyberpunk9mo ago· 1 in thread

Drink a pint of it then?

timrOP9mo ago

It's a solid.

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse