• BOMBS@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    There’s a reason nobody who keeps birds will keep that shit in their house

    For those of us that have no clue what this quote it about, what is the reason that nobody with a bird will have teflon in their house at the same time?

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      11 months ago

      Sorry, I forget not everyone else is a bird person. Teflon is notorious for making pet birds drop dead without warning during normal use. It’s very ‘canary in the coal mine.’

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        11 months ago

        Wow, that’s nuts. I did not know that. It really makes it sound like teflon is terrible for us.

        Sad fact: During the 2003 Invasion of Iraq, the the US command at the front lines had a pigeon in a cage with them at all times. If the pigeon were to die, that would mean that there was a gas attack and troops needed to don their gas masks.

        Why is it that birds in particular are so sensitive to aerial pollutants (is that the right term)?

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          11 months ago

          Why is it that birds in particular are so sensitive to aerial pollutants (is that the right term)?

          They have a higher rate of respiratory exchange than large mammals like humans, which means any harmful stuff in the air gets into their system faster.

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      11 months ago

      the “teflon fumes” for lack of a better term are extremely toxic to birds