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September 23, 2021, 09:47 PM #1Senior Member
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Deleted. A little too easy to end up in the ditch with the topic.
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September 24, 2021, 12:00 PM #2Banned
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Re: 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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September 24, 2021, 12:06 PM #3Banned
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
How many grew up using Mercury thermometers? I did. Broke a few along the way...
The Sort of Sad Death of the Mercury Thermometer
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September 24, 2021, 04:26 PM #4Senior Member
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
Ok Serge, I think we found the cause of your issues
Originally Posted by TheOctopus
Just kidding... 
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September 24, 2021, 05:36 PM #5Banned
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
I knew better than to play with mercury, even at 5 years old. Originally Posted by Randy Myers
Ok Serge, I think we found the cause of your issues Just kidding... ....
sorry, couldn't resist
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”
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September 24, 2021, 07:54 PM #6Banned
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
Ping ceased production of their beryllium copper (BE CU) irons in 1999 due to environmental regulations. They're still prized by many golfers. Originally Posted by TheOctopus
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September 24, 2021, 08:49 PM #7Senior Member
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
Ouch Originally Posted by TheOctopus
I knew better than to play with mercury, even at 5 years old.
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.
And a much bigger OUCH Originally Posted by TheOctopus
"Mad as a hatter”. .
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September 25, 2021, 09:29 AM #8Senior Member
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
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.
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September 25, 2021, 10:01 AM #9Senior Member
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
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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September 25, 2021, 10:50 AM #10Banned
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Re: Beryllium Toxicity And Headphones
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! Originally Posted by bluegrassphile
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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