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This appears to be some guy on in a forum post giving this award.Mattwho (talk) 22:36, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

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[edit] Nosebleeds

Anyone heard of a Magic Eraser giving someone a nosebleed? A friend of mine apparently inhaled abrasive dust from the eraser and began bleeding from both nostrils. A. L. Bean - Student At Large 03:48, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Response: The material has the strenght of glass and eaisly broken down. So these small particulates can cause respitory if inhaled in a dry state. Sharp particulates may be cutting the nasel pathways and depending on size cold reach the lungs. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 162.136.192.1 (talk) 08:21, June 5, 2007

[edit] Safety

As a result of the current pet food crisis, there would be an obvious need to re-evaluate the safety of a melamine-based product like this. Don't be surprised if the product is withdrawn from sale...-69.87.200.185 12:34, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

Yes, because if someone added gasoline to catfood, this would be a reason to remove gasoline from the market. Uhuh. —SlamDiego←T 05:13, 6 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Formaldehyde release

Question: What is the breakdown process of melamine foam sponges? When one uses them for cleaning do they release formaldehyde? Is the presence of formaldehyde the reason that melamine is toxic, or is formaldehyde added to create the melamine foam or resin? Also, I thought that I had read one sponge manufacturer's MSDS and it didn't mention formaldehyde while others' did. (Scotchbrite vs. Mr. Clean). Regardless, I don't get the sense that this product off-gasses. Can anyone confirm or deny? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Alpinebixby (talk • contribs)

[edit] Environmental Issues

I'm just wondering what is the environmental impact of this product. rickbruner 7:00, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pH?

I have been unable to find an authoritative source for the pH of this stuff. Could anyone direct me to one? —SlamDiego←T 05:08, 6 March 2008 (UTC)