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DragonClaw01 posted...

Yeah, took me awhile to figure why pencils have a prop 65 warning, but evidently wood shavings are carcinogenic. Of course that is probably only the case if you say work in lumber mill or something, but learn something new everyday I guess. Pencils are hazardous to your health according to Ca.

Yep, most sawdust is carcinogenic, enough so that wearing respiratory protection while doing any super-dusty work is a good idea if you do it often enough. Cedar is particularly bad (like an order of magnitude worse than other woods).

Of course, that's completely meaningless in the context of pencil usage.

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