• Machinist@lemmy.world
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        That is not a cheap toy. I’ve heard of them, never seen one. What is it and how much was it?

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          This is a Thermo handheld XRF. I wasn’t working at this place when it was purchased, but it was somewhere between $40k-$60k.

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      3 days ago

      I’m pretty sure that’s Corelle. Do they still do this today? Because all of our dishware are fucking Corelle

      Edit: Ok so they stopped putting lead since 2005 so we should be safe. But how come they only stopped in 2005

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        But how come they only stopped in 2005

        Probably ran out of their stock of lead around that time

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          Who needs government regulations, amirite?

          It’s not like widespread lead exposure has ever had any negative effect… Oh wait.

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        I have corelle (or corealle?) but mine are all white and don’t have the decorative print. Does that mean mine are safe from lead?

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          I believe it was just the one (or maybe two?) specific design… I have one from circa 2004-2005 with a different pattern, and I remember looking into this a few years back and finding out that mine was probably ok.

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          3 days ago

          Wouldn’t surprise me if money > children’s brains, this is America after all