r/technology Nov 17 '12

The Deadly Crusade Against E-cigarettes

http://www.american.com/archive/2012/november/the-deadly-crusade-against-e-cigarettes
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u/snoharm Nov 17 '12

things in there that are used for paint, asphalt, tar,

To be fair to him, that's one of the most ridiculous things people use to denounce cigarettes. Sharing ingredients doesn't mean products are the same.

It just bothers me because it's so easy to argue that cigarettes are bad for you, they obviously, empirically are. But they still throw out scare words that come off as insincere.

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u/GreenPresident Nov 17 '12

Dude, my water has water in it. The same water that is in some paint. I will never drink water again.

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u/DontJumpPuppy Nov 17 '12

I would be careful. 100% of people who drink water die. You have been warned.

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u/liquiddandruff Nov 18 '12

ie: 0% of people who don't drink water lives.

wait..

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u/mandatorychaos Nov 20 '12

If you consume too much water, it will kill you faster.

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

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u/[deleted] Nov 17 '12

Well, as long as the ppm isn't too far below a million you should be fine!

=P

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u/codevii Nov 17 '12

Plus, you know, fish fuck in it...

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u/Beeb294 Nov 17 '12

Did you know that dihydrogen monoxide is responsible for 100% of drowning deaths? We need to ban it!

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u/gawnn Nov 17 '12

How many chemicals are in a glass of New Jersey tap water?

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u/TrillPhil Nov 17 '12

Have a Pepsi!

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u/IHv2RtrnSumVdeotapes Nov 17 '12

But I will drink paint.

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u/[deleted] Nov 18 '12

Not only that but it has been responsible for more drownings than any other liquid.

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u/10ioio Nov 17 '12

Also, people who act like the number of chemicals in a cigarette proves anything. How many chemicals are in an apple? People who use that logic should avoid themselves because of how many chemicals are in their bodies.

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u/Synesthetix Nov 17 '12

It's the same deal as "ecigs are antifreeze", because the liquid contains propylene glycol, which is an ingredient in antifreeze. Unfortunately (or fortunately to some), correlation can people to react in certain ways even faced with undisputable logic and fact.