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Jon Miner

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Aug 22, 2013, 2:38:36 PM8/22/13
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Note to self: Don't do Color Run (do a fundraising run and give your money to a needy non-profit).


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John Nagler

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Aug 22, 2013, 3:36:58 PM8/22/13
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Come on Miner, who does not want lung cancer from running through colors?  Kevin shared that on FB a while back.


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Jon Miner

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Aug 22, 2013, 3:39:13 PM8/22/13
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I'm not concerned about inhaling that, I'm sure that top men have worked on that part.

Apparently I'm in re-runs.

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Bob Plankers

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Aug 22, 2013, 3:51:58 PM8/22/13
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Hey guys, let's do a bunch of E then run around breathing fine
particulate matter so we give ourselves silicosis. SO PRETTY. OOOH I
HAVE HANDS, WOW.

How much you want to bet the organizers all have respirators on?

...Bob

On 8/22/2013 2:39 PM, Jon Miner wrote:
> I'm not concerned about inhaling that, I'm sure that top men have worked
> on that part.
>
> Apparently I'm in re-runs.
>
> jon
>
> On Aug 22, 2013, at 2:36 PM, John Nagler <nag...@gmail.com
> <mailto:nag...@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>> Come on Miner, who does not want lung cancer from running through
>> colors? Kevin shared that on FB a while back.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 22, 2013 at 1:38 PM, Jon Miner <j...@jjminer.org
>> <mailto:j...@jjminer.org>> wrote:
>>
>> Note to self: Don't do Color Run (do a fundraising run and give
>> your money to a needy non-profit).
>>
>> But if you do, get an underwater housing for your gear:
>> http://www.lensrentals.com/blog/2013/05/how-to-ruin-your-gear-in-5-minutes-without-water
>>
>> jon
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Jon Miner

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Aug 22, 2013, 5:37:53 PM8/22/13
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As long as I can keep humping the bumper.

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Kevin Kettner

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Aug 22, 2013, 5:52:06 PM8/22/13
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Carl Breunig

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Aug 22, 2013, 7:55:00 PM8/22/13
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What is a color run?

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John Nagler

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Aug 23, 2013, 8:56:36 AM8/23/13
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Bob Plankers

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Aug 23, 2013, 3:43:06 PM8/23/13
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A friend reports that it's corn starch they are throwing. Which explains why it ruins lenses, the humidity makes it paste.


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John Nagler

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Aug 23, 2013, 3:54:58 PM8/23/13
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Funny.  Still not great to breath, but could be worse

It causes inflammation in lungs
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12762351

It is better than talc, but still not good for babies or people with asthma
http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/QAA401185/How-Bad-Is-Baby-Powder.html

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