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HDTVs Have Hidden Feature: Poison Gas
10:30PM Matt Hickey | Did you know that your HDTV has a gas in it that could make you and your family sick and destroy the planet? It’s true, a gas called Nitrogen Trifluoride, and it’s bad stuff. Apparently thousands of times worse for the planet than CO2, it’s a greenhouse compound that could significantly contribute to global warming. And it’s bad to inhale, poisoning your liver and kidneys. It’s not a real issue right now, but when landfills of the future start filling up with older HDTVs, it could be a problem. Luckily by then we’ll have colonised another planet to mess up. [CrunchGear] More »
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CulinaryPrep May Let Me Eat Raw Chicken ‘Til The Cows Come Home
10:30AM Wilson Rothman | Although the press release doesn’t mention my beloved chicken sashimi, it does say that the CulinaryPrep home unit, which went on sale today for $400, “removes e.coli, listeria, salmonella and other dangerous impurities from food.” Still, something about it smells fishy. The key to the patented Grovac bacteria-killing process is some kind of “all-natural” antimicrobial “neutralizer” solution invented by a pharmacist named Bill Groves who wanted to remove the “muddy” taste from his catfish. I hope it’s not lemon juice, because I can get that without spending $400. More »
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