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Toxic Fumes From Mac Pros?
Fanboi Killa writes "Apple is investigating damning claims, published in a leading French newspaper, that its computers emit a toxic odor containing chemicals including the cancer-causing benzene. Apple has not denied the accusations. Its spokesman, Bill Evans, told Macworld the company had not found any evidence to support the claim but Apple would continue to investigate. Posts on Apple's own discussion boards suggest the Mac maker knew about potentially toxic odors being linked to its computers as early as December last year."
It's just the smell of smug.
...there was no Reality Distortion Field - everybody was just getting high.
I thought we'd known that Apples give off ethylene forever. What's one more gas?
"It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." -Albert Einstein
Source of the reality distortion field revealed!
Further studies show that the fumes also cause a false sense of self worth and belonging as well as an elitist attitude.
"I don't have to think. I only have to do it. The results are always perfect, but that's old news." - Meat Puppets
The smell has been variously described as "new car smell", "musty", "rotting carpet" and even cannabis.
So, computer geeks smelled something musty, rotting, or something similar to pot. Uh, that's nothing new. They probably just need to clean up their rooms and smoke outside.
So because some Frenchman smelled something funny, now Apple has to defend against "toxic fumes" ?
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
Guess that one was misleading.
You want to know how an odor can be toxic? Try taking a road trip with Cowboy "It wasn't me" Neal.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
I was in the Apple store when I was in Paris recently, and I let an SBD rip.
A nice can of Woof-O should do the trick. You can get the girl out of the way with a handful of gauze and a bottle of chloroform.
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I hate printers.
The bad smell only occurs when using Vista on a Mac. OS X produces the stench of rainbows, roses and women farts.
Apple goods are infused with narcotic addictive fumes, so you'll KEEP ON BUYING THEM. And you can't complain under the NDA. Because Apple is EVIL.
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Sweet Sweet Stylish and Trendy Death, how soft is your grip..... [sigh]
Flappinbooger isn't my real name
Seeing as how I have both a mid-2007 Macbook and the new early-2008 Mac Pro... I'm somewhat screwed if this is true... :'(
At least I spent all of my time in life on Slashdot, with people that really matter
i'm thinking iCancer
they say it is often more relevant then the comment above, all we know is its called the Sig!
It's just their newest product: The iPhume
Hi, I'm a Mac, and I'm a P..... (thud)
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