Laser printers as dangerous as smoking?

Lately there are some rumours spreading ever faster: That laser printers, when functioning, can emit ultra-fine particles that are 5 times more concentrated in an officeenvironmentthan traffic particles.

Once these particles enter the lungs (while inhaling), they can reach the lowest edges and cause pulmonary problems from iritations to cardiovascular problems or even cancer.

Full story here: http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22164613-5003402,00.html

Personally, I don't own a laser printer, just a high-speed normal ink printer, and after reading this article, I don't even want to own one.

This does seem troubling though...

First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

What's the toothpaste story?

First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

quadraleap

What's the toothpaste story?

VMAN-Vercetti

There were two of them. I forgot the first because it came out quite awhile ago...something about the chemicals in it, but the second was about these toothpaste knock-offs from Nigeria or something that have been sold in dollar stores. Brush teeth now, dead soon after.

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First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

timmotool

Luckily I have been doing much less of that lately. :P

In other news, gullible has been removed from the dictionary.Headbanger88

First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

quadraleap

Everything kills us. Even ourselves.

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First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

-Rail_Man-

Everything kills us. Even ourselves.

Especially ourselves in allot of cases.

I have a inkjet printer, hopefully they don't kill people either.Bourbons3

depends how hard you hit someone with it

First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

quadraleap

I saw this on the news like 2 days ago it is a load of BS. French Fries cause cancer whatever. It is isn't like people are standing next to printers, putting there face next to and taking deep breaths :roll:frizzyman0292

Don't give people stupid ideas, some people might seriously do that.

[QUOTE="frizzyman0292"]I saw this on the news like 2 days ago it is a load of BS. French Fries cause cancer whatever. It is isn't like people are standing next to printers, putting there face next to and taking deep breaths :roll:Luminouslight

Don't give people stupid ideas, some people might seriously do that.

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First toothpaste, now printers. Damn, what will kill us next? :(

geardawg

i could see it, im at work and i sit real close to 2 laser printers, when someone prints like 50 or so pages it always smells, you guys know how that hot paper smells right off the printer, right? that gotta be the toner stuffg-unit248

Well toner does have harmful particles if you do inhale it... but unless you drink the toner straight from its housing, it's not gonna do real damage. The toner is fused on to the paper with heat, so you're smelling pretty much burning paper.