Except there were scientific studies done at the time that “proved” it was safe, even as a cigarette filter. Can’t really blame people for trusting that IMO.
Now I wonder what was actually so flawed about those studies.
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TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Stupid people used asbestos. We made ourselves part plastic!
Except there were scientific studies done at the time that “proved” it was safe, even as a cigarette filter. Can’t really blame people for trusting that IMO.
Now I wonder what was actually so flawed about those studies.
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
Asbestos generation laughing at the Romans their use of lead
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 2 years ago
Here goes the microplastic generation
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 years ago
The geological record will be atomic fallout, and then microplastics on the next layer.
werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 2 years ago
My testicles are really bouncy! How about yours? No? Get some micro plastics in your diet!
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Makes me daydream of what new horrible thing the next generations are going to poison themselves with
ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 2 years ago
The current one we are poisoning ourselves with is … disinformation and delusion
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 years ago
That too. But micro plastics have been found in almost every living thing so far. That’s a far greater danger.
chemicalprophet@lemm.ee 2 years ago
We’ve also swept psychotropic drugs in the drinking water under the rug…
pahlimur@lemmy.world 2 years ago
My bet is Hardi board will be the next one. Concrete dust causes silicosis. In industrial construction allowable concrete dust is basically zero. Residential construction people are sawing and grinding this concrete siding all the time.
HelixDab2@lemm.ee 2 years ago
Eh. You should be cutting that with a wet saw, like any other masonry product. The problem is that a lot of contractors are trying to go fast, since time is money, and they skip wetting stone and masonry products while cutting.
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 2 years ago
That’s a good one. I haven’t heard of that before. It even checks off the “fireproof” box