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posted by martyb on Thursday May 10 2018, @06:49PM   Printer-friendly
from the waiting-to-inhale? dept.

Increasing amounts of research show that hazardous smoke residues can be absorbed through the skin, ingested, and inhaled months and even years after smoke has dissipated.

The latest study, published Wednesday in the journal Science Advances, shows how tobacco smoke from outdoor air can seep into a nonsmoking classroom and coat its surfaces, and how those hazardous chemicals often become airborne again and circulate throughout buildings via central air-conditioning systems.

From The Washington Post : Thirdhand smoke is widespread and may be dangerous, mounting evidence shows


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:15PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:15PM (#678124)

    Gluten causes millennials to become transsexual. Now how do you feel about gluten?

  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:19PM (1 child)

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:19PM (#678127) Journal

    How does that work? I'm cisgender and love bread, especially the wholemeal type.

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    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:37PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 10 2018, @09:37PM (#678135)

      Keep eating bread and your boobs will turn into moobs. Your ass will get hairy, then your upper lip. Your hair will fall out in a horseshoe pattern. Before you know it, you'll be wearing only shit stained tighty-whities and a food stained wife beater wondering what happened.

      BEWARE!

  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday May 10 2018, @11:35PM

    I think it's the other way around, truth be known. When's the last time you saw a millennial who's confused about their gender dig in to a plate of biscuits and gravy? It's pretty obvious to me that they're suffering from a severe gluten deficiency.

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