Looking at the lead from this link someone posted below - that isn’t something you can spot weld. Generally I’d say soldering can create air/liquid tight seals, spot welding can’t.
Rubin also noted in her report that the tumbler is specifically meant for cold water — not for hot or acidic beverages like coffee, because of the nickel content of the stainless steel used. Nickel is another metal that can be seriously harmful if ingested, but it takes a lot of time for the metal to actually contaminate food or water. Both heat (from beverages like hot coffee or tea, for instance) and acids (like those found in citrus fruits and soda) can speed that process up. Sticking to plain water removes that risk.
You ever washed anything in your kitchen sink with other food containers? Some people do and that would immediately put lead residue all over your other surfaces that should be food safe. And also it will absorb through your skin when washing…
We include toxic materials in all sorts of things that we regularly consume, this is one of the least dangerous ways to do it. I get being against all of it, but I’d start with trying to remove the lead paint in Baltimore, which affects thousands of children a year.
So as long as people throw away something that still seems useful, they won’t get lead poisoning. What a great way to view the world. You should run the FDA!
I 100% agree, lead & similar toxins have no place around our food & water. People use “broken” cups all the time, especially if that damage appears to be purely cosmetic. This will result in people being exposed to lead. It is irresponsible to incorporate lead into food, water storage containers.
Everyone disagreeing below: weirdest corporate dick sucking ever.
Looks like what should actually be concerning people is the nickel in the inner metal that leeches into hot and acidic drinks. The cups are “designed” for cold drinks only, but people certainly aren’t using them that way.
For more info on the lead cup: https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-cup-lead/
Why would they use lead based solder? Oh right, it’s cheaper.
Cheaper, easier to work with, melts at lower temps, flows better, take your pick.
That being said, why they aren’t spot welded is a mystery. I suppose solder is a better connection, but still. Why take the chance?
Looking at the lead from this link someone posted below - that isn’t something you can spot weld. Generally I’d say soldering can create air/liquid tight seals, spot welding can’t.
On the outside of the cup, at the bottom, under a plastic cover, where what you intend to drink will never reach?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/stanley-cup-lead/
Who cares?
Maybe people should start worrying about the solders on their plumbing first…
Fascinating.
Humans are too shortsighted not to go extinct…
You ever washed anything in your kitchen sink with other food containers? Some people do and that would immediately put lead residue all over your other surfaces that should be food safe. And also it will absorb through your skin when washing…
Maybe the weirdest corporate dick sucking ever.
It’s under a plastic cover at the bottom, no water is supposed to go in there unless your cup is broken.
Most of the shit I ever bought has broken at one point or another.
If that part breaks, they’ll replace the cup for free
They shouldn’t need to. They should never have included a known toxic material in a drink container
We include toxic materials in all sorts of things that we regularly consume, this is one of the least dangerous ways to do it. I get being against all of it, but I’d start with trying to remove the lead paint in Baltimore, which affects thousands of children a year.
Well that’s when you’re supposed to get rid of the cup because… Well… It’s fucking broken!
So as long as people throw away something that still seems useful, they won’t get lead poisoning. What a great way to view the world. You should run the FDA!
I 100% agree, lead & similar toxins have no place around our food & water. People use “broken” cups all the time, especially if that damage appears to be purely cosmetic. This will result in people being exposed to lead. It is irresponsible to incorporate lead into food, water storage containers.
Everyone disagreeing below: weirdest corporate dick sucking ever.
Precisely!! Not sure how this is remotely controversial
Looks like what should actually be concerning people is the nickel in the inner metal that leeches into hot and acidic drinks. The cups are “designed” for cold drinks only, but people certainly aren’t using them that way.
Wait, I haven’t been following this at all. Are you telling me they made insulated cups that cannot safely hold a hot beverage?
That’s just what the Snopes article said.
It is stupid that they can’t hold hot drinks without leeching nickel into the liquid.