The Hidden Dangers of Everyday Objects 

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Always heard of mothballs being used to keep snakes away, (which doesn't work by the way.) But I never knew what they were originally made for.

@@treytucker9948 Handy for making homemade napalm as well, allegedly......

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You don't need a vpn you youtube shill, all you are doing is giving your data to another company.

And your microwave is probably also keeping an eye on you...👀

​@@willmfrank 😂😂😂😂

I tried to keep an eye on my fridge, but it was running and I couldn't catch up

@@xander8in that’s a dad of 14 type of joke

Yet.

RIP...

You just can't win

Not too far fetched a scenario, I bet there are quite a few such people lol

Hand sanitizer also makes skin more susceptible to BPA absorption. It's perhaps better to keep your hands from your face and wash up at break time.

@@rpgspree 100 times increased absorption.

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@@ether4211 I had to look this one up. WOW something good to know about old books. Thanks

It's worth mentioning there's another "danger" when reading very old books since some fungi find the enviroment of the interior of shelf-stored book quite appealing and they're kind of "funny mushrooms". There is a term "book sniffing" well established and people do that since middle ages. 🙂

You should lick it

I have a ton of these on subjects I enjoy, and had no idea until a few years ago. I also absorbed these from old collections, estate sales, and university clear-outs. They're displayed and handled appropriately now, but I never had a problem with them that I noticed, but...yeah.

Good point

The very slow absorption of lead may have lowered our IQs, but as lead was fazed out of products other things came about to lower our IQs such as TV, video tapes, DVDs, streaming, Facebook, and RU-vid (other than Simon channels of course).

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sondermüll is hazardous waste in English.

Shocked Electricians.. My inner eye is making epic movies again.

I am glad LEDs exist, my current LED Bulbs are by a long shot the brightest in the house yet use no where near as much power as other bulbs. I mean my entire room (1,000 Lumens + 2 x 600 Lumens) bulbs together use less power than just ONE 850 Lumens CFL, proving that CFLs are not really that power efficient. Plus LEDs tend to run colder, last longer, can be RGB and so on. Then we get OLED, LED LCD, QLED and well nearly everything these days is LED hah, what an awesome unvension that changed the world.

Washing your hands wouldn't help much since the mercury would be a vapour, and there's no way to wash your lungs.

Things are actually improving, the old big tubular fluorescent lights contained a lot more mercury and they regularly smashed them to get them in the trash. CFL's were actually safer and LED's are safer still. Kind of like DDT was bad but it replaced arsenic. Now a bunch of less bad (but still bad) chemicals have replaced DDT. Gasoline contained lead which was a terrible idea, then unleaded contained a lot of benzene which was less terrible but still a carcinogen. Now they cut the benzene way down but gasoline is still presumably nasty stuff to inhale or get on you.

@@wizardsuth There is also traces of liquid mercury due to condensation into inner surfaces, and the piece of amalgam which is the source for the mercury vapor during operation. Also, the luminescent coating on the inner surface of the tube is toxic. You are right though that the biggest concern is the mercury vapor you get a cloud of if the lamp was on during breakage, so ventilation and evacuation of the room for a while is essential, but also the washing of hands (and avoiding to touch in first place) is good idea. But hysteria aside, all in all any exposure from single broken CFL is miniscule. You likely get more mercury from a canful of tunafish. And there are still lots of youtubers making scientific experiments or outright playing with liquid mercury without too much worrying. Mostly the health issues due to mercury only affect those who get exposure with mercury on daily basis due to profession where mercury is used (like CFL production), or highly contaminated environment (landfills and their vicinities etc.). On the other hand, I'm extraordinarily surprised someone could have been unaware of CFL mercury content and related issues. It has been well and widely known thing, even before advent of CFLs, those "good ol' non-compact fluorescent lamps" even contained (and still do, as long as they are still made) liquid mercury instead of amalgam, which was even more harmful as it tended to "run away" into unreachable places in house and was significantly more evaporative in room temperature than the amalgam form. And in most developed nations at least, it has been widely advertized that you may not throw them into household waste.

@@davidg4288 Original gasoline was lead free. The lead was added to reduce engine knocking. The pesticide was lead arsenate (also lead) which just hangs around in the top couple of feet of soil where it was used such as a former orchard.

I suggest you do a full checkup on your body with your doctor, especially the chest and lungs. Detecting cancers early significantly increase your chances of surviving. Don't forget to mention the thing you said here to them.

Back in the day a buddy of mine and myself were camping we had a big old fat sack and no papers. We're roled joints out of a catalog for a electronics store. That could possibly explain my mental state to this day LOL 🤪🤪🤪🤪.

We used to use pages out the Bible, not to be rebellious, but cos the paper was nice and thin.

Thanks Jeebus for getting the Bible printed on rice paper. You’re a G 😂

If it's a school textbook that was regularly used you should be fine since everyone who opened it up got a small dose and it didn't get to build up. That also means dozens of microdoses of lead in children but that's neither here nor there

*I remember once in science class in the 90s we got this book when were doing some stuff on rockets; it said one day we hope to go to the moon lol* 😭

Our state history books were from the 50s or something and we were using then in the 80s. I guess it's just as well that we didn't really learn about anything past the early 1800s (it was only a half year class). ETA: And we had to share them with another school. Rural counties, man. 🤷‍♀

And flush after cleaning the toilet with it. Then flush again before using the toilet.

Bleach mixed with acid creates Chlorine Gas... which is extremely deadly. The amount of cleaners that I've had to tell, or actually stop them from doing or is ridiculous.

@@SkipperMacky Bleach and peroxide releases free oxygen which promotes fires, bleach and rubbing alcohol creates chloroform

​@@SkipperMacky peroxide is a strong alkaline, not acid

@@WolfgangDoW i didn't say it was.. i said bleach (Sodium hypochlorite) creates and releases chlorine gas when mixed with acids.. sodium hydrogen sulfate is very common in toilet cleaners and therefore dangerous.

I've seen so many cfls blow up, I haven't used anything bet leds for the last 7 years. Been against code for a few years now to use anything but led lights

Thanks. didn't know that. I just hated them from the start because they collect dust and there were so many don'ts. No use: upside down, enclosed fixtures and so on. I'm old enough I just want to go to the store and buy a bulb. We've finally gotten there after about 15 yrs.

This is a shame. More shameful is California's law requiring CFLs instead of incandescent bulbs. I have two three-way lamps I cannot get three-way bulbs for.

@@sherylcascadden4988 for a start there is no such thing as a 3 way bulb that's a switching issue so any bulb will work and if your in Canada incandescent bulbs are illegal to use and import into the country 100% leds for everything

@@robertpinheiro5373 I have two lamps designed to take three-way bulbs. I bought one in 1980, and my grandmother gave me the other one. The bulbs for these have two filaments, one at one level (say 50 watts), and the other at double that, so off to first click is the low one only, second click is high one only, and third is both, and fourth turns it off again. It isn't that I can't use the lamp, it's that I can't use it as intended. Canada is not California. California passed a law in 2014 outlawing incandescent bulbs. They were being phased out anyway because compact fluorescent bulbs were more energy efficient. I found out today that California will be phasing out CFL in favor of LED this year and no longer allowing CFL to be sold next year. Considering how hard it's been to find LED lights that fit in standard light sockets until recently, I think the lighting industry has been fighting this.

I think I've seen the same documentary because I remember bacon shaped sugar specifically! 😂 was that the same doc that talked about medieval chimneys being packed with thatch and all sorts of flammable stuff that just seemed to be asking for a housefire?

@@RealElongatedMuskrat I think it was! They mentioned how many people were given "Teeth" as the cause of death.

I have seen it to!😂

Pretty much everyone already knows that. But we know "better then nothing" isn't a real quote because the professionals generally know the difference between then and than. There are plenty of situations when washing the hands isn't practical as well. So hand sanitizer is useful. I try to limit the number of times I use the stuff because it does damage the hands. But I'm also not going to wash my hands 37 times a day.

Really interesting and I didn't know any of that. Thank you

I guarantee going to a public restroom and grabbing the faucet handle to turn off the water, pump soap, dispense a paper towel and open the door to exit is going to leave you with more germs than using quality hand sanitizer. Real word tests show this. A sanitary lab test of hand wash vs hand sanitizer does not replicate real world conditions. Also, 95% of people do not wash their hands correctly as is done in a lab, once again hand sanitizer will be more effective for 95% of people because nobody washes their hands corrects as is done in a CDC lab test.

also disinfectants have nothing to do with the rise of antibiotic resistance. Disinfectants are not antibiotics, hence they will never cause increased resistance to antibiotics. Rubbing alcohol is a disinfectant that will kill 99.99999% of bacteria. They cannot develop resistance to rubbing alcohol and never have.

There are a few things in here which I feel aren't fully explained, for one when it comes to antibiotic resistant bacteria part of the equation is improper cleaning such as not using disinfectant products properly or fully using soap/sanitizer since when used properly they don't leave any bacteria behind in the first place meaning there is no chance for it to become resistant (necromancy isn't a thing for bacteria). Also things like people not taking the full dose of meds is another factor that influences this, overuse isn't the biggest issue

I get mouth ulcers from mouthwash with Cetylpyridinium Chloride (CPC) in it. Before I realized what was happening I had 30 sores on the inside of my mouth and both sides of my tongue. When you look CPC up it says it's good for sores and ulcers so at first I kept using it. Very few sources will also tell you that it can CAUSE sores and ulcers too in some rare cases.

Thanks for the PSA🙂😁!!!!!!

@@sandasturner9529 you're welcome 🤗

Both my 2 daughters and myself had the same problem till we changed toothpaste.

SLS is such a common ingredient in shampoo and household cleansers, so the idea of putting it into toothpaste so that it will look more foamy (and fool you into thinking it is working better) is bizarre. It is also one of the main things responsible for that lingering bitter taste in your mouth that alters the way you taste food for a time after you brush.

The dangers of asbestos is just a bit overrated. The ones who are really at risk are the ones who are continuously exposed, like construction workers. Your are probably fine after a single exposure.

Asbestos is only dangerous when it’s dry and in the air. If you wet it down it can’t be kicked up into the air and be inhaled.

I'm guessing you are born in the 40s and in your 70s now. I think that is way too late to still develop any form of asbestos related illness, having worked with it at that early age. My grandfather handled asbestos later in his life, indirectly, as a mechanic. He dead in the 70s at age 56. Asbestos is dangerous stuff when broken and you and your friends were lucky. Enjoy life ;)

@@magichands135 Yes, I was born in the 40s. However, based on an advanced, obscure and little known branch of mathematics, I am not in my 70s. Has to do with time travel.

Also born in forties. As a kid loved science. The govt would send on request an Asbestos, Wonder Fabric kit. It included a Rocklike.thing with Asbestos threads sticking out, a fabric made of Asbestos and what looked like cotton balls of Asbestos. As per suggestions I tried to burn the fabric .Couldn't burn. Pull the threads and blow them into the air, and do both with the cotton ball like stuff. I surprisingly havelived to my late 70's and in relatively good health. PS. Also smoked for 25 yrs, in college did some pot and lots of drinking(do not remember my Junior year at all.), ate unhealthy till my 30's until my wife made me stop, tried boxing in the army ..with multiple knockouts(this before concussions were discussed and really understood.). , etc., etc. Yet still here and coherent (mostly).

Ghosts are real, and they're coming for you.

Oh dam. Don't give him any more ideas for any more channels. I'm just going to have to rename my RU-vid favourites link to YouSimon

@@davescott7680#facts

Increases it 100 times.

i always thought the moths left the bals there :) i never seen the moth balls but my imagination said they were living happy lives

I agree - who knew learning about mothballs and toothpaste could be so entertaining 😂

​@Lemon Lily - Simon can make Any subject matter entertaining, imo.

Thanks mom

How did they catch fire!?

@@JohnDoe-qz1ql old lithium batteries

@@jasontofini3412 so some old lithium batteries caught old lithium batteries on fire?

@@jasontofini3412 so some old lithium batteries caught old lithium batteries on fire?

@@JohnDoe-qz1ql Old lithium batteries swell with age. Eventually they crack open, and the oxygen in the air is all it takes to ignite them. Thats why the Galaxy Note 7 phones were exploding.

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Was the asbestos just in the walls and things? It is pretty safe if it is enclosed and often the removal of asbestos can cause dangers even if the workmen are doing asbestos they can.

@@Telthar ceiling, walls.. the original shop was built in the 50s and had been kind of just “remodeled” each time it turned over instead of removing anything or changing walls. This was 2008. They came in wearing masks with ladders while we were still open.. drilling into the ceiling for samples but unwilling to say why. The basement (employee only access.. basically a glorified safety ladder to get there) had basic wood “husks” from an office and 2 fitting rooms from the 50s based on the pen graffiti. Super creepy and a stone staircase that went to the ceiling. Also had access to “the tunnels”, a network of poorly lit windy hallways to reach an exit by a dumpster and door that is never seen opened 😅. I wish I’d had my camera with me when I was in there.. so much graffiti from 60s/70s that not many people have seen, and people think I’m making up the tunnels. They’ve rebuilt the shopping center multiple times, and for whatever reason certain underground parts were left intact. Other stores have proper basements, as does the T-mobile that took over our shop.

@@SharonHF We had similar asbestos removal efforts at the community college I attended. Doing this while school was in session was actually putting the students at risk for asbestos exposure while just leaving it in the walls and ceilings would've actually been safer. They also did not inform students as to what was happening. I guess I'm glad it wasn't the only place where this sort of thing happened... while also being sad that it wasn't the only place that it happened.

Why CFLs over LEDs?

i spit! lol

I love Tartar sauce! Especially on hush puppies!

If they’re not yet bleeding then you’re not done cleaning!

​@@Caleb1874ya thats right. She should try some steel wool for that extra minty clean

Same. I thought it was remnants of the gum disease I had for awhile that I developed when I had organ failure (not enough blood circulation in my entire body, so of course the gums got neglected from circulation, as well). Using Sensodyne fixed it right up.

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It was consensual, they spread their legs quite willingly.

Watch out for 19th century books with green covers. As Simon says, arsenic,

Reminds me of this old homeless dude who used to squat at an old church down the road from me, he went by Listerine Steve. I'll give you three guesses as to why 😅

@@thestraydog is he called kidney failure Steve or ol' yellow now? Lol

We have the Darwin fish on our ambulances and we don't respond to those types of calls

@@Patrick.Howie. hahaha nice.

70% ABV is technically not lethal. They sell absinthe at about that strength, but it's the soapy stuff that'll get you.

Get the little fuzzy pompoms from the craft section. My cats LOVE to play with those, especially the metallic ones. They're easy for the cats to catch with their claws and small enough for them to carry around.

@@phaedrapage4217 my cat knows the difference. he wants the paper and he wants to shred it. I took to using the paper info sheets from my prescriptions instead. those are basic printer paper.

Just assume all of them 😂

Yeah, you're screwed

@@lulujanuary I know !