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But A Tire Swing Would Be Okay, Right?
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In Minneapolis, some parents want the school system to remove the rubber mulch on playgrounds in the district, because the mulch comes from recycled tires, and they fear some of those pieces could end up leaching chemicals into their kids. Turns out there's no evidence of that happening, but cases like this are about feelings, not science, and parents note that the playgrounds smell like, well, tires. Which kids, I imagine, love. I mean, when I was a kid, you'd actually LIKE the smell of the service station -- gasoline, oil, tires. Not quite as intoxicating as mimeograph ink, but up there. (KSTP-TV/St. Paul-Minneapolis)
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