Ardesevent
It’s the end of the line, cowboy
- Feb 2, 2020
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Teflon pans were banned in the U.S. in 2014, and in the UK in 2008. If you have a nonstick pot or pan made before then, chances are it's made from Teflon.
Teflon pans are safe to cook with, but only below 570 degrees (F). But when a telfon pan is left on a stove burner with nothing in it, the Teflon coating breaks down and releases a poisonous gas. There are many stories from birds dying from this gas within a few hours, but I haven't managed to find a case about a human death.
Teflon fumes are believed not to cause damage to humans, besides polymer fume fever- a rare condition that gives flu-like symptoms. This condition takes a few hours of exposure to settle in.
I haven't found a case where someone was exposed to it for more than some hours. If someone was exposed to it for more than that- say, a day- could this gas stand a chance of killing them? This would most likely require a sealed off small room so the gas would fill it, there's no chance it would kill in an area as big as an apartment or a house if it struggles to kill birds. A stove might be too risky to leave on for a day or two, maybe a bunson burner would work instead.
I'm not optimistic about this method succeeding at all, but there might be a chance it'll work. It doesn't seem to be difficult to set up at all, and it might feel similarly to carbon monoxide.
Teflon pans are safe to cook with, but only below 570 degrees (F). But when a telfon pan is left on a stove burner with nothing in it, the Teflon coating breaks down and releases a poisonous gas. There are many stories from birds dying from this gas within a few hours, but I haven't managed to find a case about a human death.
Teflon fumes are believed not to cause damage to humans, besides polymer fume fever- a rare condition that gives flu-like symptoms. This condition takes a few hours of exposure to settle in.
I haven't found a case where someone was exposed to it for more than some hours. If someone was exposed to it for more than that- say, a day- could this gas stand a chance of killing them? This would most likely require a sealed off small room so the gas would fill it, there's no chance it would kill in an area as big as an apartment or a house if it struggles to kill birds. A stove might be too risky to leave on for a day or two, maybe a bunson burner would work instead.
I'm not optimistic about this method succeeding at all, but there might be a chance it'll work. It doesn't seem to be difficult to set up at all, and it might feel similarly to carbon monoxide.
