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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;-jeffB, post: 5323942, member: 27832&quot;]I agree, based on <i>current</i> knowledge.</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s... not a very good argument for safety.</p><p><br /></p><p>Until recently, you could buy all the methylene chloride you wanted, and painters used it all the time, and it&#039;s a <i>lot</i> more dangerous than xylene. Same thing for benzene; it was a hardware-store staple for decades, until I believe the 1980s when research tipped the scales against it. Same thing for carbon tetrachloride.</p><p><br /></p><p>I used benzene and carbon tet in home chemistry experiments as a kid. They didn&#039;t kill me, and I <i>hope</i> they didn&#039;t leave any ticking time bombs deep in my liver or bone marrow. I wouldn&#039;t encourage my kids to experiment with them today, and if they did, I&#039;d have <i>much</i> better ventilation and safety procedures in place.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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