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@philz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago

I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement

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I feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movement

@philz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 months ago
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  • Admiral Patrick
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    183•2 months ago

    Hate to break it to you: https://www.archpaper.com/2018/08/epa-asbestos-manufacturing/

    • @AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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      Asbestos was used because of it’s flame retardation and it’s easy to make. Provided it’s properly encapsulated and does not become damaged risk can be mitigated. Preventing damage is the hard part, no one plans for a tree to fall on their house. Maybe if everyone just wears a air mask all the time we wouldn’t have to worry about it.

      • @Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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        80•2 months ago

        The mask really gets in the way of eating ass, though.

        • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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          21•2 months ago

          A suppository is used to absorb nutrients or medicine into the body. Which brings me to my question: Can you eat ass with your butt?

          • chingadera
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            10•2 months ago

            Unfortunately that only produces the Infinity Turd™️ which is still under patent.

            • Miles O'Brien
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              8•2 months ago

              Marketing really missed an opportunity for “InfiniTurd” on that one.

              • chingadera
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                3•2 months ago

                Dude it was on the tip of my ass too, I originally had “Infinite Turd” but I thought give the people what they want, MCU

          • @Monument@lemmy.sdf.org
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            2•2 months ago

            Not without prosthetics.

          • @Initiateofthevoid@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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            2•2 months ago

            … Yes.

        • @AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world
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          3•2 months ago

          Provided the ass isn’t made of asbestos you should be fine to remove your mask.

          • swab148
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            4•2 months ago

            Assbestos

        • @parody@lemmings.world
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          Looks like you’re not familiar with the inside of my mask

      • @freeman@feddit.org
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        13•2 months ago

        Yea, but doesnt everything get damaged? And even if its while breaking it down when disposing/recycling/dumping it?

      • JustEnoughDucks
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        11•2 months ago

        Asbestos is kind of a wonder material.

        Easy to manufacture in complex shapes, inert (acid resistant, so great for chemical pipes), flame retardant, great insulator, and fairly cheap.

        Shame that it causes really bad cancer…

    • @Little8Lost@lemmy.world
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      17•2 months ago

      O.O

    • @anomnom@sh.itjust.works
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      3•2 months ago

      They’re getting rid of silicosis protections now too.

      Black lung for all!

    • UltraMagnus0001
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      2•2 months ago

      Russia has a town named after asbestos and lobbies for asbestos.

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