[Stoves] Stoves Digest, Vol 93, Issue 19

[Xavier Brandao]

Dear Crispin,

I will never call a stove a "health protective device". True, the expression is silly.
I am not talking about concepts, words, definitions.

I make just a simple statement.
IF your brand new stove makes less smoke, and IF as a consequence of that, you cough less and you go less to the doctor, then ....
the stove kinda protects your health. The fact you switch to a new stove is better for your health.

That seems quite clear to me.

Best,

Xavier



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Dear Xavier

No adding words. The concept of « health protective » is ill-defined and cannot be attributed to a stove. It is a synecdoque : « health protective » is an attribute which stoves cannot have unless perhaps it was used to shield you from bullets.

Shoot the hobby horse between the eyes, if it has any.
Crispin


« It's time to shoot this hobby horse of "health protective" cookstoves. Health is not divisible. » Then, you disagree with Crispin that suppressing smoke by engineering cookstoves leads to a better (protects) health.
Even if we cannot quantify it well.

If you make a cookstove that emit less smoke, you protect health. The cookstove is then « health protective ».

Best,

Xavier