Another meaning of "DIPping your toes". Craig Cullum, Engineering Technologist, AMTELCO e: [log in to unmask] f: 608 838 8367 v: 608 838 4194, or 4197, x128 CELEBRATING OUR 40TH YEAR IN 2016! Please visit us at www.amtelco.com -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Steve Golemme Sent: Thursday, December 6, 2018 12:16 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [TN] ESD shoes or barefoot? I remember working at a small organization and when we hired a safety officer the first new requirement was a shoes policy in the machine shop. Apparently, metal shavings all over the floor wasn't enough to deter people from walking around barefoot... I wonder what would hurt more? stepping on a metal shaving, a lego block, or an upside down DIP component... Stephen Golemme On Thu, Dec 6, 2018 at 9:53 AM Bob Landman <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Without lead, tin plating can grows tin whiskers which can be very sharp > pointy things, things that make Toyoda's run away according to my friends > at NASA Goodard. > > See https://www.eetimes.com/document.asp?doc_id=1264373 > > And if you remember The Princess and the Pea, a very sensitive person just > might feel them. > > Bob > > -----Original Message----- > From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jack Olson > Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2018 10:48 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [TN] ESD shoes or barefoot? > > On Wed, 5 Dec 2018 08:53:54 -0500, Tom Brendlinger < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >I wonder which is worse, stepping on a DIP or stepping on a LEGO... > > At least they are both lead-free now (smile) >