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minus-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up78·23 hours agoSeriously, except for the horrific issues with the stuff, it would be an essential material for various applications. Its resistance to fire, heat transfer, etc would do wonders for insulation and construction.
minus-squaredegen@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29·23 hours agoMakes me wonder if it could be treated in some way to make it not-so-inhalable. Though maybe we have better synthetic alternatives by now.
minus-squareGissaMittJobb@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up41·22 hours agoAs I’ve understood it, the problem is primarily for the people having to manufacture products using it, and at rest it’s supposed to be inert.
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down1·19 hours agoDon’t forget about when it’s time to un-make it. Tearing down old building or tiles containing asbestos is also a huge issue.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·13 hours agoSo many people were exposed to asbestos dust in New York when the world trade centre towers were destroyed by terrorists
minus-squarechemicalprophet@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down7·edit-23 hours agolol terrorists. I see them as victims in a war this country started. So by proxy, we’re the terrorists. What a stupid fucking word!
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·12 hours agoYep. Probably like 40,000 people.
minus-squarewitty_username@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·edit-222 hours agoExcept that people don’t always recognize it and end up drilling holes in it or sawing through it
minus-squaregerbler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·13 hours agoThis is probably how I’ll die tbh
minus-squareSzethFriendOfNimi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·edit-221 hours agoIt’s supposed to be it tends to get brittle and fracture creating airborne shards that you can breath in but your body can’t break down and that continuously damages the cells leading to cancer. https://youtu.be/9ZIxGVJadyk?t=143
minus-squareSteve@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·19 hours agoAny time you disturb it theres a problem
Seriously, except for the horrific issues with the stuff, it would be an essential material for various applications.
Its resistance to fire, heat transfer, etc would do wonders for insulation and construction.
Makes me wonder if it could be treated in some way to make it not-so-inhalable. Though maybe we have better synthetic alternatives by now.
As I’ve understood it, the problem is primarily for the people having to manufacture products using it, and at rest it’s supposed to be inert.
Don’t forget about when it’s time to un-make it.
Tearing down old building or tiles containing asbestos is also a huge issue.
So many people were exposed to asbestos dust in New York when the world trade centre towers were destroyed by terrorists
lol terrorists. I see them as victims in a war this country started. So by proxy, we’re the terrorists. What a stupid fucking word!
Yep. Probably like 40,000 people.
Except that people don’t always recognize it and end up drilling holes in it or sawing through it
This is probably how I’ll die tbh
It’s supposed to be it tends to get brittle and fracture creating airborne shards that you can breath in but your body can’t break down and that continuously damages the cells leading to cancer.
https://youtu.be/9ZIxGVJadyk?t=143
Any time you disturb it theres a problem
TIL, I’m an asbestos.