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It'll coat your components in a gross mess and clog up all your fans, a combination of covering of heatsinks and clogging of fans will significantly raise your temps. 

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1 minute ago, Commodus said:

It's pretty bad for everything. Don't forget smoking will also likely coat things in a sticky film. And of course, that's not including what it does to people's lungs...

I actually quit for 5 years, but recently lost some family members to death, so been stressed out and started..

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35 minutes ago, IAmNik said:

Yeah, cigarettes are pretty much bad for everything lol horrible habit that i still havent kicked 😕

I honestly dont know why i started again, I was doing so good, but u know, stress, plus my brother moved into my apartment, and he smokes, so the smell always bothers me, and made me wanna smoke

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It'll coat your components in a gross mess and clog up all your fans, a combination of covering of heatsinks and clogging of fans will significantly raise your temps. 

What the horse considers play, the monkey considers business...

But to Tom, it's all foolery. 

 

 

 

 

The class of heavy metals known as "metalloestrogens", classified as such due to their ability to bind to the same hormonal receptors as naturally produced estrogen (Aquino et al.), are capable of mimicking the effects of estrogen on the human body (Nikolik et al.). Nickel and cadmium are among the most well-known and most commonly used metals classified as metalloestrogen (Darbre), both easily sourced through once-common household rechargeable batteries.

Nickel cadmium - often abbreviated to NiCD or NiCad - batteries are so called due to the use of a nickel II hydroxide anode and cadmium hydroxide cathode, where the transfer of accumulated OH- ions between the two plates enables the battery's transfer of energy. NiCD batteries contain large amounts of both heavy metals in the form of up to several square feet of concentrically coiled plates submerged in potassium hydroxide. Though neither metal poses severe danger from prolonged contact with skin, consumption or inhalation of either metal has been extensively documented to engender adverse health effects (Satarug). 

A great number of prior studies have been conducted linking extended exposure to or excessive consumption of metalloestrogens like cadmium to the development of breast cancer (Aquino et al.) - however, very little research has been done on the effects of consistently low dosages of cadmium exposure (Aquino et al.). Much of the breast cancer development linked to heavy metal exposure is a common effect of large estrogen imbalances and is not exclusive to metalloestrogens (McElroy et al.). Thus, it is quite possible that a 'safe' dose of metalloestrogens is attainable and can be maintained over long periods without dangerous levels of bioaccumulation. 

Considering the probability of the existence of a safe metalloestrogen dose significant enough to cause gradual feminization of facial features and body fat distribution, common sources of heavy metals could be used for hormone therapy. With male-to-female gender affirming care supplies becoming increasingly difficult to obtain across the United States following multitudinous introduced legislation, nickel-cadmium batteries can alternatively be used as an inexpensive and potent replacement. 

 

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Tar will adhere to everything.  And the worst part of it is that as a smoker, your ability to be sensitive to it is diminished, while it remains stifling to everyone who is a non-smoker.

 

I'm not going to tell you not to smoke; you're an adult.  I will say that it's stupid to do indoors or inside a vehicle; good luck getting the residual effects out/off of everything.  I would not only restrict myself to only doing it outdoors, but I would force myself to wait for 30 seconds after my last puff....before going back inside.  Just to make sure the most potent exhaust coming from my lungs wasn't brought back inside with me.

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Tar will adhere to everything.  And the worst part of it is that as a smoker, your ability to be sensitive to it is diminished, while it remains stifling to everyone who is a non-smoker.

 

I'm not going to tell you not to smoke; you're an adult.  I will say that it's stupid to do indoors or inside a vehicle; good luck getting the residual effects out/off of everything.  I would not only restrict myself to only doing it outdoors, but I would force myself to wait for 30 seconds after my last puff....before going back inside.  Just to make sure the most potent exhaust coming from my lungs wasn't brought back inside with me.

i quit for 5 years, just started again cause my mom got really sick and isnt doing well.

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