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[–] [email protected] 95 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago (4 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 53 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Except that people don't always recognize it and end up drilling holes in it or sawing through it

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

This is probably how I'll die tbh

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

So many people were exposed to asbestos dust in New York when the world trade centre towers were destroyed by terrorists

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yep. Probably like 40,000 people.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

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

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Any time you disturb it theres a problem

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

TIL, I'm an asbestos.