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minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoFor those unfamiliar “Off” is a brand if insect repellent popular in the USA
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoOff uses a chemical called deet. It has a checkered past.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoPretty much everything uses deet. It’s one of the only effective repellents.
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIcaridin works just as well and is not a neurotoxin.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoAnd doesn’t melt plastics, which is another big problem with deet. Interesting, I’ll look into it.
minus-squareLemmyoutofhere@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoIt’s still checkered. Would never use that shit.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoGood to know but I was putting the joke in context as Off isn’t sold everywhere.
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI understand. Its the same stuff sold under different names. Most of them have the orange can with names like cutters and repel. My uncle swore by colmens version.
minus-squareRowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoIm sayimg Off isn’t sold in all countries so say a Malaysian person might not get the joke without context
minus-squareMehBlah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI understand. I am not arguing with that in any way.
For those unfamiliar “Off” is a brand if insect repellent popular in the USA
Off uses a chemical called deet. It has a checkered past.
Pretty much everything uses deet. It’s one of the only effective repellents.
Icaridin works just as well and is not a neurotoxin.
And doesn’t melt plastics, which is another big problem with deet. Interesting, I’ll look into it.
It’s still checkered. Would never use that shit.
Good to know but I was putting the joke in context as Off isn’t sold everywhere.
I understand. Its the same stuff sold under different names. Most of them have the orange can with names like cutters and repel. My uncle swore by colmens version.
Im sayimg Off isn’t sold in all countries so say a Malaysian person might not get the joke without context
I understand. I am not arguing with that in any way.