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[–] [email protected] 192 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Anyone who knows anything about anatomy knows that this is must certainly not a set of lungs. It's a brain; specifically, it's the brain of anyone who believes everything they see on the Internet.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 10 months ago (5 children)

I thought it was a walnut half.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's what you get for thinking you pecan

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Some nut is better than no nut at all

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago

It's not smooth enough for that.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

I always thought walnuts looked like brains BTW.

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[–] [email protected] 95 points 10 months ago (12 children)

Please don't give the crazy nuts of the internet misinformation. The amount of gullible people on the internet is too high as it is.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (5 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Gas isn't safe

Researchers have estimated that around 12-13% of childhood asthma cases in countries like Australia and the United States can be attributed to the use of gas stoves for cooking Source: Nationalasthma.org.au

*Stanford University researchers measured emissions for 53 stoves while on and off. *

[...]

Seventy-six percent of unburned methane leaked out through pipes and fittings when stoves were off.

[...]

A gas stove also pollutes when it is off. A 2022 study found that gas stoves, even when not in use, can leak as much benzene, a carcinogen, as secondhand cigarette smoke. Another study that analyzed natural gas samples found that 95 percent of them contained benzene, for which there is no safe level. That study also found 21 hazardous air pollutants in unburned gas, including hexane and toluene, which can affect the nervous system, liver, and kidneys.

Source: Columbia climate school

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

gas is safe

lol

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is a medical journal-esque photo of lungs NSFW?

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's a walnut you pinecone

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

captain obvious to the rescue!

[–] [email protected] 32 points 10 months ago

TIL gas ovens turn your lungs into walnuts

[–] [email protected] 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No, it's the brain of the author of this meme

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

The meme is taking a piss on those images that are shared on Facebook.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Just bought a 500g pack of gas exposed child lungs yesterday from the supermart.

Can't wait to dig in.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Hey, these lungs can fix wood scratches. Nice in a Waldorf salad too.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago

FBI OPEN UP!

[–] [email protected] 19 points 10 months ago

Damn, this is nuts.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 10 months ago
[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Why are they spreading misinformation about gas ovens now?

[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Because someone on some board in a small town in NY said they should dial back on gas ovens in new builds. One side decided to make a huge stink about it and claim the other side is trying to remove all gas ovens.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 10 months ago

Happens all the time, like when the white house put out a report that said that reducing beef consumption would help with greenhouse gas emissions (duh), and then all Fox News was talking about for a month was

"Joe Biden is going to personally come to your house and take the cheeseburger out of your very hands"

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago

I'll admit I looked at this for a while thinking it was a croissant

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you're shocked at what it does to their lungs, wait until you see what it does to their nuts.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago

LOL that's a fucking walnut.

Gas stoves are shitty though, they leak minute amounts of nasty shit leading to higher incidence of asthma and other respiratory issues.

nitrogen oxides (NOx), including nitrogen oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), carbon monoxide (CO), and formaldehyde (CH2O or HCHO), and unburned gas containing benzene aren’t anything you want to raise kids around.

https://www.massmed.org/Publications/Vital-Signs---Member-Publication/Connection-Between-Natural-Gas-Stoves-and-Pediatric-Asthma/

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-health-risks-of-gas-stoves-explained/

So no, it's not going to turn your lungs into walnuts, but yeah, if you have the choice, it's probably better going with an electric stove.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

It's nuts what gas ovens do to your lungs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

pretty sure that's actually their brains

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