LOL. Easy there big fella! Panic is a little premature. I finally read through the whole thread and what I got out of it is that fragments from a worn silica wick could theoretically be inhaled in vapor...maybe, and if so that would be really bad...maybe. And if so then maybe some of the alternative wick materials being experimented with would be safer. There's some good common sense and impressive ad hoc kitchen table engineering by some ingenious individuals, but not exactly hard science or clinical studies. Having said that, I'm all in, as I just happen to have plenty of cotton gauze laying around and I can't resist.