Dr. Don and Professor Ben talk about the risks from occasionally eating icicles off your roof. Dr. Don - not risky 👍🏼 Professor Ben - not risky 👍🏼 <ul> <li><a href= "https://todayshomeowner.com/roofing/guides/what-are-roof-shingles/#:~:text=Manufacturers%20make%20asphalt%20shingles%20by,a%20durable%20and%20waterproof%20barrier.&text=Asphalt%20shingles%20have%20an%20average,shorter%20than%20some%20premium%20options"> What Are Roof Shingles? (2025) | Today’s Homeowner</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749111006622"> Quality of roof-harvested rainwater – Comparison of different roofing materials - ScienceDirect</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41545-019-0030-5">A global review of the microbiological quality and potential health risks associated with roof-harvested rainwater tanks | npj Clean Water</a></li> <li><a href= "https://acsess.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2134/jeq2010.0345"> Microbiological Quality of Roof‐Harvested Rainwater and Health Risks: A Review - Ahmed - 2011 - Journal of Environmental Quality - Wiley Online Library</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0043135419304154?casa_token=EbGs7hI_BWIAAAAA:zQYaF0nCpP31xZYXnSNMRCxtOTv9uQQ-TSh8YBI_qf9D4aWBcSyvOM4loqMy8fJEklkxpM1flQ"> An examination of the microbial community and occurrence of potential human pathogens in rainwater harvested from different roofing materials - ScienceDirect</a></li> <li><a href= "https://chatgpt.com/share/6792b48c-4f20-8009-83b8-5261b089927b">ChatGPT on icicles</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.iflscience.com/why-you-should-never-eat-icicles-no-matter-how-tempting-they-look-according-to-a-meteorologist-58213"> Meteorologist Explains Why You Should Never Eat Icicles, No Matter How Tempting They Look | IFLScience</a></li> </ul>

724. Licking Cheetos Dust Off Your Fingers

Risky or Not is a short podcast from Professor Ben Chapman from North Carolina State University, and Dr. Don Schaffner from Rutgers University. Dr. Don and Professor Chapman promise to do their best not to waffle, dither, dissemble or equivocate, and to give straight up answers about whether something is risky or not.