The theory that when you smoke, the nicotine binds to surfaces the smoke touches, causing cancer to anyone who comes near surfaces that nicotine has touched.

It was a "truth" run around in the 80s as we were discovering the nature of radiation, so lots of war on drug "research" papers got published functionally saying nicotine and radiation are the same thing.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, nicotine does saturate things when you smoke in an enclosed area. It's impossible to paint over the stained walls of a smoker's house without chemically stripping them first, because all the accumulated tar will just seep through the paint and leave brown stains. There's no way that shit's healthy.

[–] Melkath@kbin.social -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

You mistake the word "nicotine" for the word "tar".

2 wildly different concepts.

And thank you captain I have something to add for observing that tobacco is less healthy that a carrot.

I meant for me. I'm not sure if you were talking about people or real estate.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 year ago

Are you suggesting that tar doesn’t contain nicotine or other harmful substances found in cigarettes? Because lol.

That’s okay though, I’m sure you are very special and immune to it.