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Hi everyone,

TLDR: how dangerous would it be to not use tongs in a B&W print darkroom (grab print with bare hands), then rinse them off (not sure how well I washed my hands or if this darkroom had soap) and then approx 5 hours later commence in the act of fingering a woman.

No this is not satire. My freshman year of college I took a film photography class. Our professor never really talked about the dangers of photo chemicals at all and basically let us use all the equipment for the first time without supervision. A few times the tongs would be missing from one of the bath trays so I would use my bare hands to grab the print and move it to the next bath. I would always rinse my hands afterwards but the darkroom sinks did not have any soap. One time I remember my hands smelling afterwards. How dangerous would it be to commence in the sexual act described above with those chemicals still on your hands? Do the chemicals evaporate over the course of the day? Women darkroom users, have you ever thought or been concerned about something similar? I have not found a lot of information online, but the thought of potentially damaging someone's reproductive system scares the living shit out of me. Certainly someone can relate to this fear/concern and have any knowledge?

Edit: To be clear, I'm not even sure if I did do this, but thinking back to that timeline, it could very well be possible

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2. Mass evacuations in Greece due to forest fires

In yet another summer of extreme weather in Europe, parts of Greece have gone up in flames due to forest fires, with the capital city of Athens experiencing dense smoke and poor air quality. The US, UK, and France have been providing support to Greek firefighters that are struggling to contain the inferno. Temperatures crossed 40C last week, with very dry conditions and strong winds making it conducive for the wildfires to spread. The fires have also erupted in neighbouring Turkey, causing mass evacuations.

3. Hezbollah fires rockets at Israel, first in 15 years

In a challenge to the new Israeli government of Prime Minister Naftali Bennet, Hezbollah fired a series of rockets into Israel and took "credit" for it. Previous rocket attacks have also been conducted by the Iranian-backed militia whose name means Hezb-o-Allah (Army of A