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[-] shadowspirit@lemmy.world 67 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I was on tilt because I took the bait. And then I got confused because I'm like this doesn't make sense gas is safe. And then I'm wondering why isn't a pair of lungs on display not flagged as not safe for work. Then I looked at the forum and then I got even more confused because I'm stoned. And then I realize that's a walnut and it's time for a snack. A roasted one even. Boom roasted. What up. Peace out.

[-] optissima@lemmy.ml 33 points 10 months ago
[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 21 points 10 months ago

Yeah gas is only "safe" with a full fume hood. Even then not as safe as they used to think, but most people don't have real fume hoods in their home, or don't even crack a window when they use the gas.

We should at least use propane if we have to cook indoors with hydrocarbons

[-] Cheesus@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's only safe if the full fume hood is running 24/7. Gas stoves emit a lot more pollution when off than what people initially thought

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.est.2c02581

[-] kautau@lemmy.world 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yeah many people don’t “shut off” their stoves. There’s a pilot light constantly emitting a little bit of benzene. The apartment unit I lived in for years had gas stoves with pilot lights in all the units

[-] Zorro_King_of_Englan@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Most gas stoves I've used have electric starters, I don't know that I've ever seen one with a pilot light. I'm in the US for reference, not sure how it is elsewhere.

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 2 points 10 months ago

The only pilot lights I've ever seen were on massive professional restaurant ranges with big 24/7 running fumehoods so...

[-] Cheesus@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Your average at home stove without a pilot light leaks around ~20% of the benzene as a burner on high.

https://pubs.acs.org/doi/epdf/10.1021/acs.est.1c04707

[-] Stoneykins@mander.xyz 1 points 10 months ago

I feel like you are trying to convince me but I already agreed with you when I got here

[-] Waraugh@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 10 months ago

I had one when we lived in a house with propane. Anyway, the oven had a pilot flame but the burners had electric igniters.

[-] Smeagol666@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

Is that you, Hank Hill?

[-] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 3 points 10 months ago

Wonder where EU city gas would be on a good - bad scale. I have never heard about the dangerosity of gas stoves except the obvious (it's like burning) here in France and we cook & heat water with it.

[-] SeaJ@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

They also leak small amounts of methane when not in use so the kids would have to be running 24/7.

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