>My grandfather is 86, worked with lead cables for 30 years every single day, still sharp as a tack. Swing again. Everyone has different tolerances and ability to deal with toxins. There was a guy that could eat metal. If you ate a pile of metal shaving you would probably die. Lead is most poisonous when ingested. Casual contact is not generally harmful. I have 7 children and live in a house with lead paint, so I was curious. Your point about RF shielding is 100% valid. I have not removed any paint from my home. My point about lead was secondary but if you pay attention to current news, lead contamination of water is a big problem currently in the U.S. Perhaps there is another issue with the water, but lead makes sense, since when they replace the pipes people stop getting sick. I would argue that mercury is a far bigger problem. Because it is literally put in your mouth. Chewing and consumption of hot substances causes vaporization of the mercury. It is pretty fucked.