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It is a fantastically useful material, except for all the mesothelioma.
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.
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.
Doesn't burn, really hard to wear out, you can just dig it out of the ground, easy to shape and repair.
Except it kills people, and it hurts the whole time they're dying.
Mother Gaia does a little trolling
"If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to compensation..."
We are in Australia. The company that mined the stuff was found negligent as they kept selling it for decades after they knew it was deadly dangerous
I also hear that so many times thanks to one of the Brain Blaze (on YouTube) editors
The same shit happened in Spain
The company that founded Wittenoom?
CSR, if I recall correctly
As long as it doesn't break down it's awesome