Phil Nelson wrote:
I used to wade knee-deep into tanks of the stuff, and slather it all over
transformer windings with bare hands. It turns out this is probably a bad
thing, but I haven't noticed any problems yet.

I smoked cigarettes for over 20 years, then quit. It turns out this is
probably a bad thing, but I haven't noticed any problems yet . . . .

Yes, probably a good comparison, I think.

And I remember Lucky Strikes as being advertised as a health product, too,
just as PCB oil was advertised as a safety product. "Reach for a Lucky
instead of dessert" or something like that.
--scott
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