This is sort of a shower thought because this morning I was using some shaving cream and I thought, if it turns out in 5 years this was giving me cancer, I wouldn’t be surprised.

Comes out a goo, ejected from a can with force, immediately becomes a foam?

Do you have anything you use that you think might be too good to be true?

  • Python@programming.dev
    181·
    20 days ago

    The electric heating pad I sleep on. I wouldn’t be surprised if some study finds that something about sleeping on wires would be kinda bad long-term. Maybe something about residual currents or the minimal magnetic field from the wires, idk

    • flicker@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPEnglish
      8·
      20 days ago

      I haven’t been able to use one of these since I used a crummy one about 12 years ago and got burned, but it was so insanely nice to be so toasty.

      • Python@programming.dev
        3·
        20 days ago

        Yeah, that’s very valid! I’d like to think that the technology got safer in the past years, but honestly I don’t even wanna check and risk having to give up the coziness

        • Trainguyrom@reddthat.comEnglish
          1·
          19 days ago

          My wife uses on every night, and it’s just a Walmart special no-name brand heating pad. Never had problems with burning even with kids and pets in the mix to really do a number on them

    • AA5B@lemmy.world
      3·
      20 days ago

      I’ve read articles with such claims, but not really reputable sources.

      However I like the idea of the timer ones where in theory you could have the bed preheated for you, but never be in it when it’s on.