Absolute irresponsible? (Graphene)

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Sniper68

Sniper68

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I've been getting the advert/video for this on my Social feeds and it never crossed my mind to liken the design to chocolates.I suppose everyone's brain and perception is slightly different.
 
Sniper68

Sniper68

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ColinJ said:
It is a genuine issue. Here's an example affecting people who were very much of the age where they understand such matters...

There was a cyclo-sportive event a few years ago where the goody bag for finishers contained (among other things) sachets of lube that looked very much like energy gels. Several riders ended up in hospital having mistaken them for gels and gulping down the contents!
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Link?
I find that difficult to believe!
As it was a finishers goodie bag these riders will have taken them home then used them on a different ride without first checking?
Sounds like an urban myth type scenario.
 
C R

C R

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Sniper68 said:
Link?
I find that difficult to believe!
As it was a finishers goodie bag these riders will have taken them home then used them on a different ride without first checking?
Sounds like an urban myth type scenario.
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@winjim provided a link to an article about a mountain bike event where some riders drank detergent samples thinking the samples were energy gels.

ETA, this is the post with the link

https://www.cyclechat.net/threads/absolute-irresponsible-graphene.270073/post-6240511
 
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John482

Active Member
I'd question it's effectiveness more than anything. Graphene is on everyone's tongue these days but I'd question whether this is really a manifestation of any of the meraculous things that research is hinting at. It's probably just a way to say "look , graphene!".
 
winjim

winjim

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To be fair I've just looked at a picture of the tablets to scale and they're the size of your hand so I doubt that a kid would chomp a whole one down and would probably spit it out once they tasted it. Saying that, my toddler happily eats wax crayons with seemingly no ill effect, but it does make for some interesting nappy changes.
 
Cycleops

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....and all because the lady loves Graphine Absolute Black.
 
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Tripster

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ColinJ said:
It was the Dragon Ride in 2007. Ah - degreaser, not lube.

I found a couple of posts HERE on BikeRadar about it...

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(I think he meant DR = Dragon Ride, NOT DM, unless DM means something else.)
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So clearly when these morons where children their parents didnt teach them to read the label on bottles/tubs/packets before consuming/inserting/using??? Exactly the sort of idiot who eats dishwasher tabs

Actually its an utter disgrace that you can get calpol in sachet form now! Hope the cycling fraternity dont mistake that for a gel and end up off their tits on kiddy paracetamol.
 
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