though its intended message"It Looks Just As Stupid When You Do It"may have been lost to irony and time
Chronic cadmium exposure produces toxic effects in the kidneys, bone, and circulatory and respiratory systems.2, 3, 4 Blood concentration of cadmium, even at a level below current safety standards, is associated with an increased prevalence of peripheral arterial disease.5 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Monographs warned that cadmium and its compounds are Category 1 carcinogens.6 A recent meta-analysis supported the IARC's warning that low-level environmental exposure to cadmium increases the risk for all cancers, and lung cancer specifically.7 Tobacco smoke is an important source of cadmium exposure
If these products also pose an acute fire hazard, as is the case with disposable vapes, then everything clearly speaks in favour of a nationwide ban. The devices fly in the face of circular economy principles, where the aim is to reuse, recycle, and extend the life of materialsnot seal them inside a product designed to be tossed after a few uses
By today's standards, 46 is a small smoke
'Those Things'll Kill Ya' with Joe Rigano, Vinny Vella, and Vinny Vella, Jr