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Re:Heirloom Chemistry Set by timr on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @04:42AM (#6724227)
Carbon tet isn't that bad. For generations, it was in everything from refrigerators to cleaning supplies, and we all came out OK.

The big risks come when you huff it, which people used to do because it gives you a high. It just also happens to melt your liver.

But if your standard for danger is "unsafe when huffed", then most things in this set are pretty nasty. It's all a matter of perspective.

Re:Heirloom Chemistry Set by bitbiter on Wednesday November 13, 2013 @11:35AM (#6726332)
You make a good point, but there is a faint odor of survivorship bias in "we all came out OK".