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The Tin-Whisker Menace

Posted by timothy on from the crisis-of-the-moment dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Fortune has an article about how the recent environmental push to completely eliminate lead from electronic components and wiring may eventually lead to the next Y2K problem of slowly-growing tin whiskers short-circuiting equipment.""

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  1. Re:I don't get the connection by PornMaster · · Score: 0, Troll

    I did. It just says that lead tends to help it not happen. Not why. Are there other substances which would help? Gold tends to be non-reactive.

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  2. At least it isn't freon... by solafide · · Score: 0, Troll
    Did you know about the astonishing fact that computers have freon in them? Also, new research suggests that freon may cause a greater range of problems than just the depletion of the ozone layer. This new research says that it kills kangaroos, giraffes, pandas, llamas, and all other manner of ecologically important animals in Asia and Africa. This causes widespread starving and poor living conditions in Africa and Asia, especially China. The same research also suggests that freon is highly volatile, and as soon as the freon is exposed to the air, the most poisonous part escapes in a matter of minutes. Check out this new research at www.researchgooglefreon.com

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