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Vinyl Chloride Burn-Off Explained Away
from The Tim Dillon Show #335 · #335
2 min
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Tim continues downplaying the derailment, describing the controlled burn of vinyl chloride and insisting people should focus on the 'sweetness' in the smell rather than the danger.
- Nearly one million pounds of vinyl chloride were on the train that flipped; EPA confirms it entered the Ohio River Basin serving 25 million people.
- Vinyl chloride is a brain, lung, blood, and liver carcinogen — one of the deadliest environmental emergencies in decades that no one talks about.
- Authorities decided to burn off hundreds of thousands of gallons because if the train had exploded, shrapnel would have traveled a mile, like a Final Destination scenario.
- Tim on the controlled burn strategy: they decided to burn the chemicals and then tell everyone it's just chill.
- The real problem is people aren't acting chill — they should pretend nothing's happening instead of suffering from anxiety.
- Locals complaining about the smell being a mix of super glue and bleach with a bit of sweetness.
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