The dust is actually fine needles that cause chronic inflammation in lungs, which triggers cancer. But this can happen with any fibres. Lately everyone is using carbon fiber and it’s as bad as asbestos.
Comment on ngl it gets you pretty buzzed
wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 4 days agoIsn’t it asbestos dust that’s the issue? Like asbestos in the walls isn’t harming anyone, but if it gets demolished or destroyed then the dust is what causes issues?
At least that’s what I heard, but it could be wrong. And I guess scraping the pipe might create some dust anyway…
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Phantaloons@piefed.zip 3 days ago
They all seem sealed with a black varnish, and I have personally never held one or been able to look at the bowl or stem to see if they’re coated as well.
Naturally, both the stem and the bowl would lightly cake with carbon over time, 5-6 bowls before it’s on everything evenly.
Find one and be the hypothesis lol.
I’ll stick to briar