Comment by afavour

9 hours ago

There's no such thing as second hand liver damage from someone else drinking beer

There is when that person is traveling at a high rate of speed...

Look, I get that you're anti-smoking along with the rest of us but both things are bad. Drinking is bad, smoking is bad, a lot of things are bad. The question is, which of these bad things did you try out and are now stuck with? That's the real issue. Products shouldn't not be allowed to be physically addicting like that. Arguing about it on HN to a bunch of addicts is like arguing with an alcoholic on their drinking problem. It's an echo chamber or a brick wall. Someone's going to walk away with a black eye.

Is second hand smoke dangerous? Not the same way inhaling soldering fumes could be or if you ever welded, the fumes could cause damage to your lungs. It's more subtle and requires prolonged exposure.

There is, however, absolutely such a thing as being glassed and sustaining head injuries from someone else drinking beer.

Shows up consistently in A&E Hospital records, reportedly enough to identify weekends and phases of the moon.