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  1. Join Date
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    CAR AIR-CONDITIONING - VERY IMPORTANT!

    My car book says to roll down the windows to let
    out all the hot air before turning on A/C.
    WHY? Car Air-conditioning - No wonder
    more folks are dying from cancer than ever
    before. We wonder where this stuff comes
    from but here is an example that explains a lot
    of the cancer causing incidents.

    Many people are in their cars first thing in
    the morning and the last thing at night, 7 days
    a week.
    As I read this, it makes me feel guilty and ill.
    Please pass this on to as many people as
    possible. It's not too late to make some changes. MUST READ!!!

    Please do NOT turn on A/C as soon as you enter the car.

    Open the windows after you enter your car
    and then turn ON the AC after a couple of
    minutes.

    Here's why: According to research, the car dashboard, seats and air freshener emit Benzene, a Cancer causing toxin

    (carcinogen - take time to observe the smell of
    heated plastic in your car).

    In addition to causing cancer, Benzene poisons your bones, causes anemia and reduces white blood cells. Prolonged exposure will cause Leukemia, increasing the risk of cancer. Can also cause miscarriage.

    Acceptable Benzene level indoors is 50 mg per sq. ft. A car parked indoors with windows closed will
    contain 400-800 mg of Benzene. If parked outdoors under the sun at a temperature above 60 degrees F, the Benzene level goes up to 2000-4000 mg, 40 times the acceptable level.

    People who get into the car, keeping windows closed will inevitably inhale, in quick succession, excessive amounts of the
    toxin. Benzene is a toxin that affects your kidney and liver..

    What's worse, it is extremely difficult for your
    body to expel this toxic stuff.

    So friends, please open the windows and door of your car - give time for interior to air out
    -dispel the deadly stuff - before you enter.

    Thought: 'When someone shares something of value with you, and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.'


    This is what snopes.com says. It is not the air conditioning in the car but the Benzene producing agents that cause cancer.

    snopes.com: Benzene in Automobiles




    Well worth reading and passing along
    Last edited by ghosthunter; June 14th, 2011 at 10:44 AM.

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    Snopes? Can we have a more reliable source? lol

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    #4
    True or not true, mas maganda nga naman na fan muna ang gamitin bago buksan ang AC.

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    tagal na kumakalat sa email yan

    that's crap

    hey if you're concerned about inhaling benzene, you should be more concerned about cigarette smoke than your car's interior

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    haha yung friend ko 3 minutes yata bago i-ON kahit yung fan. langya mamamatay ka na sa init

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    Quote Originally Posted by uls View Post
    tagal na kumakalat sa email yan

    that's crap

    hey if you're concerned about inhaling benzene, you should be more concerned about cigarette smoke than your car's interior
    bro,

    is not that i am starting a fire. my concern here is to give a warning and inform my other fellow human beings so as to be aware of this kind of things. If you are already knew this then you should have informed and warned us but it instead you just kept it to yourself.

    If it is total crap at least you warned us and then the readers will eventually check upon this if it is true or not.

    I do believe it is true if you have been exposed much longer to this stuff compared to the normal level that the body can take, and there is no harm in trying to do a precautionary measure by opening the window a minute or two before turning the air-con on.

    PEACE bro!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by ghosthunter View Post
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    Bro GH,

    Pm....i am sorry for the infraction.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kutangbato View Post
    Bro GH,

    Pm....i am sorry for the infraction.
    hehe, ok lang mapalo bro, nobody is perfect naman. Learnings lang yan.

    Good post pa rin, at least may natutunan ka na bago diba.
    Fasten your seatbelt! Or else... Driven To Thrill!

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    Me? I roll down my windows to exhaust my smoke. not benzene.....hehehehe

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    Quote Originally Posted by miked View Post
    Me? I roll down my windows to exhaust my smoke. not benzene.....hehehehe
    At bawal na yan sa Starbucks din. Bili ka na electronic cigar mo hehe
    Fasten your seatbelt! Or else... Driven To Thrill!

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    #12
    i installed an ionizer and a switch to enable the ozone generator para mawala amoy bago ako pumasok sa kotse, i even installed a remote start system para mapalamig ko na kotse ko,mag on na din yung ionizer and ozonator for about 5 to 10 minutes. next week im planning to upgrade my window closer para maging window opener na din sya. that way i can remote start the car that will automatically turn on the ionizer and ozone generator, then remotely open the windows. sa labas lang kasi ako nagpapark,laging babad sa araw.

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    #13
    now im informed!!! about benzene stuff in the car TY
    sir pede mu ba post sa youtube? kung pede lang po.

CAR AIR-CONDITIONING - - - -  VERY IMPORTANT!!! Please take time to read.