Glad this isn't California

My guess is that they are produced in a factory where lead-based solder is still being used.

The warning is there in case any gets splashed or dusted where it shouldn't.

The instructions on an inexpensive Dremel-type rotary tool set (tool, case etc.- 229 pieces for C$49) say "Handling the power cord on this product may expose you to lead, a chemical known to (sic) the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. _Wash hands after handling_.

Now, the prongs look to be nickel plated, and the rest of the power cord is covered by PVC (and, incidentally, the web site of the manufacturer says their stuff is RoHS compliant).

Amusingly, the power cord manufacturer also makes passive 'scope probes.

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We have warnings everywhere. Bars post the "known to the State of California to cause cancer" notices about the beer. None of the state Legislators drink beer, of course.

John

Isn't lead used as a catalyst in some plastics? Of course the Dremel tosses all sorts of nasties into the air... just take a cutting wheel to a piece of stainless.

John

Beer causes cancer ?! No way. A google search seems to indicate the opposite...

but then again, I am not a doctor.

I might be missing something obvious here, but why the (sic)?

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Mike

I think the exact wording is "contains substances known...", which must be true about beer, broccoli, air, water, and most everything else.

I've never seen anybody read the notice, turn around and walk out.

John

Because, based on the stupid laws we have here, the "State of California" doesn't personally know much of anything.

John

Last spring I bought some really nice Goodyear-brand garden hose sprayers. But attached to each one was a warning that you can get electrocuted by using the device...

If you aim it at high-voltage lines while spraying water!

Tim.

Joe Jackson, circa 1982, "Everything Causes Cancer".

What's very amazing is that if, say, 1000 researchers look for power lines (or anything else) as a cause of cancer, and only publish if the statistics indicate 99% probability that it is a cause, then 10 articles get published.

Tim.

Why isn't there a similar warning printed on every sheet of bumwad? ;-)

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Agreed, but if you spend any time in the building you can ask around and find out why they put the signs up. If it's an old building, lead paint and asbestos are likely. I don't think either is much of a problem in normal usage but could get interesting if you are fishing cables through an old dusty area.

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Buildings in California have held that kind of warning for years. When I worked in Berkeley in the late 80s, I was greeted with a warning about the building itself causing cancer as I entered each day. Thankfully, I was apparently immune to the effects.

The problem is that warnings like these make it hard to determine the real problems... If everything is scary, nothing is scary, even things that are truly dangerous.

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You need to use the flex-shaft attachment and a special head.

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The opposite?! Cancer causes beer?

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It's because I think it should be a "by" rather than "to". Sentence pattern:

A is known by B to cause X and Y or Z.

Do you disagree?

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One of my favorite quotes was from a speech Caesar Chavez gave to a group of migrant farm workers. He told them to not use birth control because it "reduces the numerical power of the poor."

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LOL!!!!

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