Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones

Beryllium is extremely toxic. But one would have to breathe it in by vaporizing the Beryllium drivers or have skin contact with Beryllium fumes/dust or ingest it. Unlikely scenario for an audiophile using headphones with Beryllium drivers...


Consider all other HEADPHONE use though. If one starts to worry about today's technology and health, might as well move out to the woods and away from civilization period.




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Randy Myers said:
Ok Serge, I think we found the cause of your issues :P Just kidding... :D....

sorry, couldn't resist
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I knew better than to play with mercury, even at 5 years old. :snicker:


It was a problem for many of the hat makers for centuries before they finally figured out what was causing all the neurological symptoms. Chronic occupational exposure to mercury. “Mad as a hatter” :weird:
 
TheOctopus said:
Beryllium is extremely toxic. But one would have to breathe it in by vaporizing the Beryllium drivers or have skin contact with Beryllium fumes/dust or ingest it. Unlikely scenario for an audiophile using headphones with Beryllium drivers...
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Ping ceased production of their beryllium copper (BE CU) irons in 1999 due to environmental regulations. They're still prized by many golfers.
 
I remember in the early '60s we would actually play with mercury in science class. I think they were aware of mercury toxicity then but they didn't realize how toxic it was. And, yes, that's what's wrong with me today. :exciting: ;)
 
Still not as bad as holding x-ray films with your fingers while the films were being exposed, like they routinely did in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Lots of people, usually doctors and assistants, developed squamous cell carcinoma (and other cancers) in their upper extremities until the dangers of x-rays were known. Squamous cell carcinoma is also metastatic.
 
bluegrassphile said:
Still not as bad as holding x-ray films with your fingers while the films were being exposed, like they routinely did in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Lots of people, usually doctors and assistants, developed squamous cell carcinoma (and other cancers) in their upper extremities until the dangers of x-rays were known. Squamous cell carcinoma is also metastatic.
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Long after they knew the dangers of X-rays, there were x-ray machines (shoe fitting fluoroscopes) in shoe stores as a novelty mostly. Until the 1970’s!

One could stick their foot in there to get a glimpse of their bones. Exactly the kind of toy the kids would be attracted to…

Interesting read. The more things change, the more they stay the same? Read the “Health Concerns” section and shoe industry response. Shoe-fitting fluoroscope - Wikipedia
 
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