Bad Look At PVC :(

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Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:58 pm

I once microwaved pvc...it ended up burning alittle which resulted in me inhaling the fumes...it hurt.
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Tue Aug 28, 2007 10:16 pm

mm and tthe darwin award goes too........ and how have these things already killed us do you have birth defects i mean in limeted cases yes it has already done harm but really its not that wide spread.
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The human body can take so much abuse its pretty amazing, so i seriosly doubt that a little "essence" of pvc (burned or unburned) in the air, water, food, what ever is going to have any noticable effect on anyone, either in the short term or long term. The argument of bannign pvc is like saying we should ban computers and CRT screens because they all contain lead and we might get lead poisoning from using them.
I once microwaved pvc...it ended up burning alittle which resulted in me inhaling the fumes...it hurt.
i tried using a propane torch to heat pvc and bend it, ended up being a very bad idea and i had constant nose bleeds for a month afterwards
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Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:06 pm

Killjoy wrote:The human body can take so much abuse its pretty amazing, so i seriosly doubt that a little "essence" of pvc (burned or unburned) in the air, water, food, what ever is going to have any noticable effect on anyone, either in the short term or long term. The argument of bannign pvc is like saying we should ban computers and CRT screens because they all contain lead and we might get lead poisoning from using them.
I once microwaved pvc...it ended up burning alittle which resulted in me inhaling the fumes...it hurt.
i tried using a propane torch to heat pvc and bend it, ended up being a very bad idea and i had constant nose bleeds for a month afterwards
That's because the chlorine released when you burned it either burned the fragile tissues, or combined with hydrogen in the air to form HCl, which would also burn the skin. You're pretty much screwed either way.
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 1:35 am

Gotta die of something, may as well be PVC :twisted:
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 6:40 am

Killjoy wrote:The human body can take so much abuse its pretty amazing, so i seriosly doubt that a little "essence" of pvc (burned or unburned) in the air, water, food, what ever is going to have any noticable effect on anyone, either in the short term or long term. The argument of bannign pvc is like saying we should ban computers and CRT screens because they all contain lead and we might get lead poisoning from using them.
I once microwaved pvc...it ended up burning alittle which resulted in me inhaling the fumes...it hurt.
i tried using a propane torch to heat pvc and bend it, ended up being a very bad idea and i had constant nose bleeds for a month afterwards
Speaking of blood noses, I was taking a shower this morning, when I realized that their was blood going down the drain.
An unstoppable nosebleed.
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 11:22 am

I hate those, and the tolliet paper always melts in my hands when i try to stick it in my nose cause my hands are wet.
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 3:22 pm

Killjoy wrote:i tried using a propane torch to heat pvc and bend it, ended up being a very bad idea and i had constant nose bleeds for a month afterwards
Well, it works for steel bar...
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:31 pm

Exactly. Its just a heap of bs. Unless your eating it then of course its gonna be bad for you. Theres no way anybody could ban plumbing pvc.

actually on a 5 story or more building it is .

4 story and under are ok w pvc.

in the state of texas anyway,,your local may be different.

something odd to see is fire sprinkler pvc pipe(orange) being used
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Wed Aug 29, 2007 10:06 pm

paaiyan wrote:
MisterSteve124 wrote:They will stop using pvc when they stop using gasoline for cars. They use hundreds of feet for just about every house that's made nowadays.
<a href="">Well, actually...</a>
He's just using hydrogen. But that doesn't mean that people will stop using gasoline anytime soon.
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frankrede wrote:
Killjoy wrote:The human body can take so much abuse its pretty amazing, so i seriosly doubt that a little "essence" of pvc (burned or unburned) in the air, water, food, what ever is going to have any noticable effect on anyone, either in the short term or long term. The argument of bannign pvc is like saying we should ban computers and CRT screens because they all contain lead and we might get lead poisoning from using them.
I once microwaved pvc...it ended up burning alittle which resulted in me inhaling the fumes...it hurt.
i tried using a propane torch to heat pvc and bend it, ended up being a very bad idea and i had constant nose bleeds for a month afterwards
Speaking of blood noses, I was taking a shower this morning, when I realized that their was blood going down the drain.
An unstoppable nosebleed.
This is gonna sound really dumb but just stick a tampon up your nose. It actually works. It was in some movie my sister was watching and now my cousin always does it.
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I don't quite understand the tampon thing, any chance of taking pics of yourself demonstrating this? :lol:
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:06 pm

We live much longer today than we did yesterday, toxic fumes or not.

Just because some hippie doesn't like plastic and wants us to wear hemp underwear doesn't mean we should cave to their whim.

They just can't stand the fact that a material will outlast them.
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MisterSteve124 wrote:
paaiyan wrote:
MisterSteve124 wrote:They will stop using pvc when they stop using gasoline for cars. They use hundreds of feet for just about every house that's made nowadays.
<a href="">Well, actually...</a>
He's just using hydrogen. But that doesn't mean that people will stop using gasoline anytime soon.
How do you figure he's just using hydrogen?
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Thu Aug 30, 2007 10:23 pm

Rudesill Ballistics wrote:We live much longer today than we did yesterday, toxic fumes or not.

Just because some hippie doesn't like plastic and wants us to wear hemp underwear doesn't mean we should cave to their whim.

They just can't stand the fact that a material will outlast them.
People used to live forever before the creation of processed sugar:/
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