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Re:My Business Card Runs Linux by IshKebab on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @06:43AM (#21871369)
Lead is restricted because of what happens to it when PCBs are landfilled, not because it is harmful to touch.
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Re:My Business Card Runs Linux by detaro on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @07:16AM (#21871489)
Washing your hands after handling solder seems to be a fairly universal recommendation. It's not a concern for normal products because the users do not touch the bare PCB.
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Re:My Business Card Runs Linux by ta999999171 on Tuesday December 24, 2019 @11:57AM (#21873281)
Lead is harmful to touch and absorb into your skin, so unless you're counting the PPMs coming off into your skin, you're wrong.
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Re:My Business Card Runs Linux by IshKebab on Thursday December 26, 2019 @12:08PM (#21885133)
You misread. I didn't say it isn't harmful to touch. I said that isn't the reason it was restricted.

In any case it is safe to touch, despite the people downvoting me:

https://www.quora.com/How-dangerous-is-it-to-hold-a-block-of...

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