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'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Spike's Bitches 44: It's about the rules having changed.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risqué (and frisqué), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
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random question - if I heat up my lunch in the plastic container that I brought it in, will I get cancer and die?
No sooner than you would otherwise, I'd guess.
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Also, good vibes for your friend, Corwood.
I seem to remember some article about chemicals leeching (leaching? spellcheck says both are okay, although "spellcheck" is apparenlty wrong) into food or summat.
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I haven't been worrying about plastic in the microwave, though I am leery of heating up styrofoam.
[Eta: I think leaching is more what you mean, Vortex, and leeching is applying leeches, but I'm just guessing]
random question - if I heat up my lunch in the plastic container that I brought it in, will I get cancer and die?I think it also has something to do with the plastic in question, and how hot it gets. But yes, I have heard reports about leaching of the plastics into the food. I generally go for Pyrex or stoneware stuff. I'm sure there is some study (funded by the plastics industry) that says that stuff will give me cancer too. And I can't help but remember the actress who would SCREAM and run out of the green room any time anyone used the microwave, because she was certain that if she was within 20' of it when it was on, it would cook her too.
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And yes, it depends on the plastic, and how hot it gets, and whether you shift the contents frequently enough to prevent hotspots in the plastic. And other factors. A corelle bowl could be your friend.