• TachyonTele
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    15 hours ago

    Stupid people used asbestos. We made ourselves part plastic!

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          10 hours ago

          The geological record will be atomic fallout, and then microplastics on the next layer.

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        12 hours ago

        Makes me daydream of what new horrible thing the next generations are going to poison themselves with

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          10 hours 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.

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            9 hours 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.

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              8 hours ago

              Yeah it’s not as bad as asbestos. I think it will be similar to lead paint. Bad for you, but not downright dangerous.

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            10 hours ago

            Hardi board

            That’s a good one. I haven’t heard of that before. It even checks off the “fireproof” box

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          11 hours ago

          The current one we are poisoning ourselves with is … disinformation and delusion

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            10 hours ago

            Oh no, it’s always something no one even thinks about until 30 years later. It’s always a surprise. Something everyone thought was a great thing.

            I just hope it’s not cat pictures.