• @[email protected]
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    922 months ago

    Asbestos was used because of it’s flame retardation and it’s easy to make. Provided it’s properly encapsulated and does not become damaged risk can be mitigated. Preventing damage is the hard part, no one plans for a tree to fall on their house. Maybe if everyone just wears a air mask all the time we wouldn’t have to worry about it.

    • JustEnoughDucks
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      112 months ago

      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…

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      132 months ago

      Yea, but doesnt everything get damaged? And even if its while breaking it down when disposing/recycling/dumping it?