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Originally Posted by scubasamurai
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Originally Posted by CompuDude
Soft weights are bad for you, and bad for the environment.
Just something to consider. Coated hard weights are best way to go.
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just curious, how is soft weights bad, lead is lead?? unless the birds eat the little bb's thinking it is food?
just trying to be PC for information |
Lead. Specifically, lead powder.
Next time you go diving, take out your soft weights when you done for the day, and leave them sitting in one place for a half hour. Take look underneath them.
The milky-white liquid you see is lead powder. Lead powder is not a very healthy substance to have around. Soft weights, by design, enclose a bunch of lead shot in a little bag. Every time they more a tiny amount, all those little balls of lead rub up against each other. Lead is soft. This makes for a continuous source of lead powder.