philz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementmessage-squaremessage-square330fedilinkarrow-up11.7Karrow-down113
arrow-up11.69Karrow-down1message-squareI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementphilz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square330fedilink
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·4 days agoAsbestos 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…
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…