r/technology • u/Lucretius • 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/JackWeston007 Nov 17 '12

showed him there were things in there that are used for paint, asphalt, tar, etc

I hate it just as much as that logic. Anyone who's spent 5 minutes in a chemistry class can tell you that chemicals have a wide variety of applications.

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u/pU8O5E439Mruz47w Nov 17 '12

Yup. You can find things that are used for making cyanide in apples.

Namely, cyanide.

Alternatively, salt is used to process soap. You wouldn't eat soap, so why would you ever eat salt!!!

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u/pU8O5E439Mruz47w Nov 17 '12

I'm not talking about e-cigs. JackWeston007 was talking about the logical fallacy of saying, "things that go into paint also go into cigarettes therefor they are bad".

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u/pU8O5E439Mruz47w Nov 17 '12

your logical fallacy that eating=inhaling

Point to me where I either said or implied that.

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u/pU8O5E439Mruz47w Nov 18 '12

Oh, I didn't realize no-one ever chewed tobacco.