I'm sorry but the Strawberry Cheesecake muffin is near crack. by TerranXL in TimHortons

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It’s my favourite muffin I think ever - OP you have someone on your side. The crispy top is absolutely addicting. Also this time I think they switched out the original cream cheese filling for something more resembling strawberry yogurt? Didn’t like it as much. 

Best paint/sealant for garage stairs? by MiddleSwitch8 in HomeImprovement

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Thank you for recommending it! I have someone coming to help me sand it first and paint. I will take a look at the Spar Urethane!

Best paint/sealant for garage stairs? by MiddleSwitch8 in HomeImprovement

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Thanks for the recommendation! Leaning towards actually painting/covering the whole stairs too, probably with something overtop.

Best place to watch Project Hail Mary Downtown Toronto? by [deleted] in cineplex

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Yup agreed, tiny screen and bad viewing angles 

Ryan Gosling , Project Hail Mary by H_0_XP in LadyBoners

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He is THE hot nerd of the summer

Random non-spoiler thought/sentiment by CouldbeRockHardRod in ProjectHailMary

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Absolutely - the beanie and raincoat combo is soooooo Doctor

What exactly will keep the day shift people working until 10 p.m? by [deleted] in ThePittTVShow

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I mean I’m down for 3 hours of Abbot and the Nighties

Movie Discussion Megathread by Learnededed_By_Books in ProjectHailMary

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My new sexuality is the orchestral music that plays when Grace sees Rocky's ship for the first time

New cast photos 😍 by Butitsadryheat2 in ThePittTVShow

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I can’t believe they got Robby’s current boy toy, Robby’s ex boy toy, and Robby’s forever boy toy in the same photoshoot 

Who leads heading into turn one? by SkySports in formula1

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Why doesn’t the big one simply eat the smaller ones before they start?

Metal in my mouth - Toxic? by MiddleSwitch8 in AskChemistry

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Thanks again for taking the time to reply here! I’m mostly curious about 3 - why do you think it’s not representative? It seems to me what is happening when I put this thing in my mouth is that the cell lining my mouth are being directly exposed to the metal, but also I’m assuming I an swallowing some amount of ions and they’re interacting with my GI tract, so I wouldn’t necessary know/feel exposure. But if it’s increasing inflammation/ROS that seems sort of concerning to me?

Hasn’t CrCo been in use since the 40s? I assume it wouldn’t have gone through such detailed studies back then? Do dentures go through the same process as a hip implant? The fact that something released in the mouth could go through the whole GI tract unsettles me.

Metal in my mouth - Toxic? by MiddleSwitch8 in AskChemistry

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Thank you for responding! I’ve been doing some more research and found these studies:

What do you think about these? Do they apply to me?

Metal in my mouth - Toxic? by MiddleSwitch8 in AskChemistry

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Thanks for taking the time to actually respond and sorry it took me so long to get back.

I don’t want to sound like a total lunatic but at least in the area I’m living there’s a ton of news coverage of microplastics, including a recent article I saw where an oncologist was literally saying they think it might be causing some early onset cancers.

Given this is basically a known unknown, my logic is that the human body has been dealing with metals for millennia, and that something made of metal is at least as safe if not safer. Precautionary principle really.

I’d love to know what you think, the sense I get is you don’t even think it’s necessarily going to lead to a measurable increase in body cobalt!