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zxexztoday at 4:32 AM2 repliesview on HN

With regards to the microwave, here’s a token “please safely discharge and double check the cap” comment!

With regards to vapes, just look on the ground near a sidewalk. I find like 3 or 4 big depleted vapes a day in a US urban area. Closer to 15 or 20 in greater London in the UK.


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jonah-archivetoday at 4:37 AM

As a second regards the microwave, depending on the age, please be extremely careful about the magnetron the insulators on which could contain beryllium oxide, which can kill you.

There are a lot of fun parts inside microwaves (a personal favorite is the high-torque-low-speed-line-voltage motor, which I use to make creepy Halloween decorations) but the caps, transformer, and magnetron are all useful for somewhat... more dangerous... pursuits.

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normie3000today at 5:39 AM

> Closer to 15 or 20 in greater London in the UK.

Weren't disposable vapes banned in UK in May 2025? Is the problem still that big?

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