Like the Romans used to drink from lead cups. Something like that.
(it appears that the moderator is removing any replies with which he disagrees. It might be a piefed issue. But all the removed replies are top level and upopular. Stranger coincidences have happened I suppose.)
I’m not in a hurry to replace my gas stoves, but I am aware of the risks of gas stoves, and am fully in support of requiring outside ventilation for any gas stove installation. I’ve also electrified the other things in my home (heat pump/electric auxiliary heat, electric water heater). But cooking on gas is pretty great, and I use a really strong vent hood when I’m cooking.
Of course, many of the same risks exist for candles, unvented electric stoves, and maybe even vented electric stoves, and things like toasters and ovens, so I wonder whether the magnitude of the risk will justify phasing out indoor electric stoves, toasters, and ovens, too.
I don’t think you can quite claim that having a pipe of explosive gas hooked up to your house is the same level of risk as having a toaster
Well I was just talking about air quality, but if we want to talk about fire safety, the stats may surprise you.
In the U.S., where I live, electrical malfunctions cause about 3 times as many fires as flammable gases.
Now, not every house has gas lines, so the denominator might be different, so it’s probably not 3x the risk, but I think you’d have to do more analysis before you could conclude that gas lines are more dangerous than electrical lines.