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  • Can you promise that every internal surface is covered? Completely? And will remain so?

    I guess that is a rhetorical question? The obvious thing to do would be sending a water sample to a lab and get it tested for lead, which is much cheaper than replacing all lead pipes based on just a suspicion. If you got old lead pipes and the test comes back negative you know for sure that all surfaces are covered in calcium carbonate.

    Replacing all poisonous, permanently brain damaging lead pipes should be a no brainer

    Only if the water in fact has lead in it, which often is not the case with old pipes, as I explained.

  • From what I have heard the inside of old lead water pipes is usually covered in several layers of calcium carbonate, at least in areas with hard water, these layers prevent the water from getting in contact with the lead. So if you live in an old house with lead pipes you do not need to panic. New lead pipes that lack this calcium carbonate layer are what is in fact dangerous to health and therefore should not be installed anymore.

    Edit: Downvotes for stating facts that do not fit the popular narrative, really? Reddit moment ...

  • There are a lot of colorful/plated glasses of that format, just don´t put them in the dishwasher because they are often not dishwasher safe (like the ones I had). Have fun!

  • Usually people in north Africa use small tea glasses and a simple chinese teapot made from sheet metal for making Tuareg tea.

  • Oh yes, Tuareg tea is great! Especially when the nana/spearmint is fresh!

  • Möles

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  • Just two? We build whole societies, you know.

  • Möles

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  • Stupid question. Why are you?

  • Is that a pore or a pimple?

  • Laughs in loose leaf

  • Yes, that is one of the possible explanations for trichomes. However, In literature there are several potential reasons for cannabis producing THC listed, some of them are:

    -deterring certain insect and other herbivores -Anti-microbial effects -UV light protection

    Claiming that heat shock defense is the only reason seems like a simplification, considering that scientists are still researching the matter.

  • Yes, that is what I tried to say.

  • Depends on how you define success. If you look purely at population numbers, yes. However, if you look at how they live in industrial animal mass production facilities, no.

  • Also, don´t forget THC

  • I like mint in general but hate mint toothpaste, try children's toothpaste, it often comes without mint.

  • Who’s to say that the same won’t be true of TikTok

    Who knows but we are talking about the negative effects TikTok has on society right now.

  • I respect your opinion and don't think you are arguing in bad faith. However, I think you are missing the central point. Which -in my opinion- is that a social media platform that turns out to have extremely negative effects on society and especially kids, should get shut down. If it happens with intent or without is not particularly relevant as far as I see it. I apologize if my initial comments were phrased in any misleading way, I am not a native speaker so I sometimes miss the finer nuances of certain formulations.

  • What I mean is that Facebook for example is aimed at and consumed by older adults in the first place. Most young people in fact see it as a boomer platform.

  • By design. Especially the format (short video clips) and the optimization for being used on phones (not computers) makes it attractive for kids.

    63% of Americans between the ages of 12 and 17 used TikTok on a weekly basis

    Report Estimates One-Third of TikTok Users Are Children Age 14 and Under

    TikTok reportedly has 18 million users who are 14 or younger, renewing concerns for children's safety

    A Third of TikTok’s U.S. Users May Be 14 or Under, Raising Safety Questions

    I tried googling, can’t find anything that supports these claims

    Seriously? it took me one google search to find an endless list of such articles. Also, did you not notice all the kids outside filming Tik Tok dances with their phones, it has been going on for many years now, how is it possible you did not notice it?