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nifty @lemmy.world

11mo ago

I dislike the King

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If you're drinking from a lead cup in 2024, that's on you...
- I think it's a reference to the Stanley cup craze and subsequent tiktok posting about bioavailable lead in damaged ones
  
  From what I can find the Stanley Cup trophy is made from a silver and nickel alloy, so you should be able to drink from it.
  
  Ah, so the Leafs have just been protecting themselves from lead poisioning all this time.
  
  That sounds incredibly stupid. What kind of testing was done to suggest this? Surely the FDA would have a thing or two to say about it.
- Flint, Michigan
  
  The famous King of michigan.
- Do you own a lead testing kit? Have you tested everything you drink out of?
  
  I do and I haven't! But I tested my paint chips... I guess they're sweet for some other reason :'(

Moral of the story? Invest in clock factories, they ain't going away anytime soon.
- I'm starting to think lead cups may be a good investment if she can drink from one for 200 years.
- Moral of the story? The person who tweeted this is a fucking idiot

Why the hell do you drink from a lead cup in 2024?
- Yeah, we all know asbestos would make a better insulator for your coffee and whatnot.
  
  "I don't normally do followup videos on Project Farm, but this is truly incredible! It's been three days and the coffee in this mug still feels as hot as my lungs!"
  
  Is it dangerous to consume asbestos? I thought it was an inhalation hazard.
- Style?
  
  Ah, go on, then.
- Stanley Cups apparently contain lead for a seal.
  
  Disclaimer: the solder is at the bottom on the outside, in a place that what you're drinking can't reach, so it's just stupid the reaction that people are having
  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-cup-lead/
  Maybe people should start worrying about the solders on their plumbing first...
- Capitalism
  
  We suffer from that here as well, but no lead cups, I'm afraid.
- It's not that literal. Most of us don't have a king either.
  
  If that's a metaphor, I have no clue what for.

For more info on the lead cup: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-cup-lead/
- Why would they use lead based solder? Oh right, it's cheaper.
  
  Cheaper, easier to work with, melts at lower temps, flows better, take your pick.
  That being said, why they aren’t spot welded is a mystery. I suppose solder is a better connection, but still. Why take the chance?
  
  It's pretty goold solder too.
  
  On the outside of the cup, at the bottom, under a plastic cover, where what you intend to drink will never reach?
  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-cup-lead/
  Who cares?
  Maybe people should start worrying about the solders on their plumbing first...
- Looks like what should actually be concerning people is the nickel in the inner metal that leeches into hot and acidic drinks. The cups are "designed" for cold drinks only, but people certainly aren't using them that way.
  
  Wait, I haven't been following this at all. Are you telling me they made insulated cups that cannot safely hold a hot beverage?
- Considering this meme was written from a child’s point of view…
  https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/22/health/cupkin-childrens-cups-lead-recall/index.html
  Those cups were insanely popular with toddlers back in 2018-2022

I mean I legitimately do understand why you'd be so upset if you really believe nothing has changed in 200 years. Because you'd have to be pretty fucking stupid and that shit hurts.

At this point she's just voluntarily poisoning herself.
- Where do you even buy a lead cup? Plastic is all the rage!
  
  it's referring to people freaking out theres some lead in the material of water bottles being sold. from the Stanley website tldr is not an issue unless the cup is damaged. It's not limited to their cups and many other brands do the exact same thing.
  
  She got it back in 1824.
- If she's been drinking from a lead cup for 200 years, I might start doing it, seems to increase lifespan a lot.
  
  You're assuming she's not just gone insane from the lead poisoning.

Sounds like Janel is a vampire.
- That is why they chose lead over silver in 1824!
- A very bad llama? She's supposed to be dead!
- A stupid vampire at that.

Eh? What country has a king and child labour?
- The US has child labor (several "red" states that have pushed for younger work ages), and one party is actively working on the King part.
  
  I mean the point of the article is that these are companies violating the law. Child labor is neither legal or common in the US.
  In the US you can work when you turn 15 if you get permission from your parents and a school guidance counselor.
- Cambodia does have measurable child labour and a king.
  
  Hmm. What about lead utensils?
- Ontario recently legalized high school students dropping out and getting a full time job before graduating.
  
  Was it illegal for people to work before age 18 previously?
  
  Well, if they’re gonna drop out they’ll need some kind of experience to make it in the real world later on. Might as well be work experience, I guess.
- Florida is currently trying to roll back child labor laws so children can work construction and roofing
- Wasn't the king crowned last year?
  
  Pretty sure the UK doesn't have children working in factories.
- US has child labor, UK has a king.
  
  I suppose it doesn't need to be your king, although it is implied.
  And they did give an entire town lead poisoning.
- Most of the clothing you buy is made by children.

King Charles really is a fucking putz.

Why is it so hard for Christopher Walken to see a doctor?
They never gave tone for Walken appointments!

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