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[–] 148 points 8 months ago (12 children)

It’s kind of wild just how useful asbestos actually was. Aside from the obvious issues, it was genuinely a miracle material that did all sorts of cool things. Too bad our insides hate it more than just about anything else.

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  • [–] 86 points 8 months ago (6 children)

    Still is, honestly. We still use asbestos in a ton of stuff, but we're just generally a lot more careful about using it fortunately, and not doing as many open-air asbestos shoveling competitions upwind from the schoolyard.

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  • [–] 14 points 8 months ago (5 children)

    Somebody still has to mine it though

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  • [–] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

    It's not that hard to make and use PPE for the miners. Whether or not it's enforced is another question, but with how easy asbestos lawsuits seem to be, they probably are.

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    I used to know this retired Air Force jet pilot guy. He had an asbestos glove he took. You could put it on and just bury your hand in the bbq coals, hand didn't even get warm. It was like straight up magic.

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