philz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementmessage-squaremessage-square331linkfedilinkarrow-up11.74Karrow-down115
arrow-up11.72Karrow-down1message-squareI feel like if asbestos was banned today there'd be a huge pro-asbestos movementphilz@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square331linkfedilink
minus-squareJustEnoughDucks@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years 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…