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That time I stopped stripping wires with my teeth on a job in Phoenix
I used to think stripping wires with my teeth was no big deal, saved me a trip to my pouch (lazy, I know). Then a foreman walked by and told me I was wrecking my enamel and risking copper poisoning, not to mention cutting my lip on a bad strip. I switched to a proper Klein stripper after that day, and I haven't looked back. Has anyone else had a bad habit like this that took getting called out to change?
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wyatt_shah853mo ago
Oh man, I used to be the exact same way with my teeth and thought it was totally fine. I figured copper was a soft metal so it couldnt hurt me, and I was just being lazy too. But reading this post and amy975's comment actually made me stop and really think about it. I never considered copper poisoning could be a real risk from tiny bits getting in your mouth day after day. Plus the enamel damage thing is obvious now but I just never connected the dots. Honestly this is one of those things where you think you know better but you really dont until someone spells it out for you.
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amy9753mo ago
Never really thought about the copper poisoning angle, but that makes total sense now.
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