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A Kentucky town lost a 100 million dollar investment because of the chemistry inside a 10 dollar frying pan, and the same forever chemicals now sit in the tap water of nearly half of US homes
2+ hour, 50+ min ago (725+ words) It promised to make your life easier. A slick dark surface that eggs slide right off, cleanup in seconds, a price tag often under ten dollars. The nonstick pan became one of the most universal objects in the American kitchen....
Nonstick pans were sold as the effortless, healthier way to cook, but scientists counted 9,100 particles coming off a single scratch, and that turns out to be the smallest of the problems hiding in the coating
1+ week, 4+ day ago (733+ words) There is a pan in almost every American kitchen that was supposed to make cooking effortless. It needs almost no oil, food slides right off, and it wipes clean in seconds. It was sold as the healthier, easier way to…...
Dishwasher tablets were sold as the easy way to get perfectly clean dishes, until scientists looked closely at the invisible film they can leave behind
4+ week, 8+ hour ago (584+ words) It is one of the small miracles of modern life. You drop a single tablet into the machine, press a button, and walk away. An hour later the plates come out spotless and dry, the glasses gleaming without a single…...