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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 38 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Asbestos is a very unfortunate material. It's awesome as an engineering material- stable, formable, fairly strong, extremely resistant to high temperatures. Asbestos coatings on steel framed buildings has probably saved hundreds of lives from building collapse during fires because it's that good of an insulator. It's great for so many mechanical needs.

Just that tiny itsy bitsy problem of causing cancer....

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago

It's crazily good at that too, unfortunately.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm reading this thinking 'I've heard these qualities before'. If your date also lists these qualities, run. It's a trap.

[–] kuberoot@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

"Hello, and a- oh fuck, not you again"

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Humanity literally wasn’t ready for it.

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 31 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

My favorite asbestos trivia, which I learned only recently, is that at the start of public realozing that smoking causes cancer, one company came up with the solution of "cigaretes with asbestos filters".

It's kind of morbidly funny reminder how catastrophically wrong can current science be.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 30 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

how catastrophically wrong can current science be.

Marketing is not science. I doubt any science or evidence or research was used. It sounded good and looked good to someone in the cigarette company and they thought it would sell better.

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 12 points 10 months ago

You're right, I used a wrong word there. It wasn't science, more like public perception maybe? I'd consider lack of research as a part of science, though.

I'm not sure what better word would fit there instead. I wouldn't say it's the fault of marketing, I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt that they thought it's actually healthier to use this kind of filter.

The comparison that sparks to my mind are vapes. There's AFAIK lack of research that can tell us anything about long term issues, but a lot of people consider it as healthier. But in this case, common sense is also not correct - because it kind of makes sense that it probably isn't, and it's just marketing.

But in the case of an asbestos filter, I can see why people (and common sense at the time) would asume that it helps.

So, I guess common sense is the word that I should've used, because that's what was wrong at the time.

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The asbestos is probably the healthiest ingredient in that cigarette.

[–] Mikina@programming.dev 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

While I get where are you comming from, and I'm also not fan of smoking, isn't asbestos extremely worse?

I remember my friend had a roof over his summer house that was using asbestos, and it was extreme problem. Like, you can't even take it down without investing heavily into protection, or hiring a company that specializes in it's diasposal, because it's just that much toxic to handle.

[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Asbestos is a wonder material, you just don’t wanna breathe it.

I think it has to become airborne in order to become harmful.

So. I can’t see any issue with smoking through it 🙃🫠

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You are perfectly right, but doesn't that filter look suspiciously uh, brittle and potential prone to release airborne particles?

[–] ggtdbz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 10 months ago

You ought to really bite down on that filter, give it a good satisfying crunch, just give it a real manly squeeze using your masculine man face working man muscles, just to make sure no particles go anywhere. You’ll be fine, trust

[–] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 12 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Black gay construction workers getting 3 whole months!

[–] Hozerkiller@lemmy.ca 5 points 10 months ago

Is this the proof of white people having no rights I always here about?

[–] notaviking@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

In high school, in the late 2000s in South Africa, a TV crew came to our school and we were wondering why. So we were sitting in class and the presenter walked past the door talking to the camera and we heard her say, these kids do not know the danger they are in, for all these classrooms were made out of asbestos. Fun times

[–] iii@mander.xyz 6 points 10 months ago

Enjoy your special month!

[–] sentient_loom@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

You are seen. You are important.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 3 points 10 months ago

As long as we have the rest of the months as white privilege months, ok? :)

[–] Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

I had no idea the siding on my house had its own month.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 2 points 10 months ago

Asbestos is the best-ost!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

mesothelioma