Posted by Chicago at 12-249-169-173.client.attbi.com on December 11, 2003 at 21:42:58:
In Reply to: smoking questions posted by shitty speller...DEAL WITH IT! on December 11, 2003 at 21:30:01:
Before, you start smoking, just think of all the wonderful chemicals you will be inhaling... (these are all found in tobacco smoke.) And no just SOME of the cigarettes out there... ALL of them contain these chemicals plus about 4,000 more... happy smoking!
Aluminum
Zinc
Magnesium
Mercury
Gold
Silicon
Silver
Titanium
Lead
Copper
Nickel
Cobalt
Acetone (nail polish remover)
Acetic Acid (Vinegar)
Ammonium (Floor/Toilet Cleaner)
Arsenic (poison)
Butane (cigarette lighter fluid)
Cadmium (rechargeable batteries)
DDT/Dieldrin (Insecticides)
Ethanol (alcohol)
Formaldehyde (preserver of body tissue and fabric)
Hexamine (barbecue lighter)
Hydrogen Cyanide (gas chamber poison)
Methane (swamp gas)
Methanol (rocket fuel)
Napthalene (mothballs)
Benzene (Previously, benzene was used in industry to manufacture inks, rubber, lacquers and paint remover.)
Nitrobenzene (found in gasoline)
Nitrous Oxide Phenols (disinfectant)
Steric Acid (candle wax)
Toluene (industrial solvent)
Vinyl Chloride (makes PVC)
Urea (your basic urine)
Asbestos (schools around the country spent millions to have it removed)
Ethyl Alcohol
Fructose
Glucose
Lactic Acid
Cyanide
And, of course Tar
I have to apologize, I just did a smoking ban speech in school...
so that's where the sudden info came from... oh yes, and while you're smoking think of everyone around you who is inhaling those chemicals at the same time! Yay!!!