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Re:Falling sperm counts, declining egg quality, and endocrin... by gruez on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:06AM (#26238092)
> I used a different source than the one you link. 500F is not difficult for a frying pan to reach either.

Most vegetable oils smoke before 500F. If you're just frying up an egg or sauteing some vegetables you'll be fine.

>The same Wikipedia page also reads:

The sentence after it:

>An animal study conducted in 1955 concluded that it is unlikely that these products would be generated in amounts significant to health at temperatures below 250 °C (482 °F).[

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Re:Falling sperm counts, declining egg quality, and endocrin... by forgotmypw17 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:09AM (#26238121)
Without reading that study, who it was funded by, how it was conducted, I choose to err on the side of caution. In other words, I don't believe that statement for a microsecond, especially coming from 1955.
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Re:Falling sperm counts, declining egg quality, and endocrin... by gruez on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:17AM (#26238224)
>I don't believe that statement for a microsecond, especially coming from 1955.

but you're willing to believe unsourced statements based on your own intuition?

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Re:Falling sperm counts, declining egg quality, and endocrin... by forgotmypw17 on Tuesday February 23, 2021 @10:21AM (#26238274)
I provided a credible source in another reply to your comments:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26238226

But yes, I'll side with my intuition when it comes to my health and those dependent on me.

Just because someone says the gun is not loaded...

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