ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade General Discussion Area Wash your hands after handling?

There's an urban legend (maybe a myth?) that I've heard in quite a few different places about an oldelectrician that used to chew a piece of TW insulation.
He'd strip off a piece in the morning, and chew on it all day (like gum, or a piece of straw).
"Legend" holds that he died of lead poisoning.
There may be more to this than myth...S