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[–] [email protected] 15 points 7 hours ago

They're fucked. Not because of the asbestos, but because of their clear disregard for personal health and safety. God speed you crazy bastard.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago

New TikTok challenge: do a line of an unknown vaguely powder-like substance. The game ends with the death of somebody deemed cool/attractive enough to care about.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

Spaz's House Destruction Party 2: Electric Boogaloo

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

You just teleported me back to high school

[–] [email protected] 94 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Which is worse: a line of asbestos, or a line of grounf-up fiberglass? I can't imagine either is going to do your lungs any good.

[–] [email protected] 86 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

From what I understand, asbestos is far worse. Fiberglass causes irritation but that's about it. Asbestos, while it takes its time, will eventually cause mesothelioma and you really don't want that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 hours ago

I thought fiberglass causes silicosis?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

Really? That's surprising. I would think inhaling a bunch of ground glass would severely damage your lungs, permanently.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago

Yeah, and asbestos does that too and then gives you mega cancer in about 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 18 hours ago

Fiberglass is very smooth compared to asbestos, at a microscopic level. That's what makes asbestos so bad - it gets in there and works its way further in, like a porcupine quill. Fiberglass is by no means healthy, but it's a fair bit less harmful.

[–] [email protected] 31 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Asbestos can get to such a fine point that it can literally physically cleave DNA. Edit: I think I am wrong about that, please see my comment below

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 26 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I may have been misinformed, actually. Looking into it further, it seems like mechanical interference in cell division was ruled out. However, it seems there is some evidence that among other things, fibers beyond a certain length cause macrophages to essentially get destroyed trying to engulf them, which contributes to chronic inflammation, which is a big risk factor in many cancers

It's a bit above my head but here is a study I found https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7082251/

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago

Thanks for the study

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

ASBESTOS CAN GET TO SUCH A FINE POINT THAT IT CAN LITERALLY PHYSICALLY CLEAVE DNA.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 14 hours ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 15 hours ago

Fiberglass probably won't feel nice and might leave some permanent scars, but iirc, asbestos will do that and then some, but with particles so small that your body can never fully get rid of it

[–] [email protected] 20 points 16 hours ago

Both travels down to the aveola level IIRC, but asbestos has a small toxic atom that gets left there, which us why asbestos is so bad for your health.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 15 hours ago

He made it through the FA part of this story. The FO part will start anytime.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This could be the intro to a Chubbyemu vid.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago

"He made 'a' recovery"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 19 hours ago (3 children)

I have a friend who did a line of jelly crystals to avoid taking 2 damage in a game of MTG, but this is a new level of stupid.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago

I watched a kid in school snort a wad of wasabi. This was around the same time jackass did it. The thing that stood out the most was how instant the vomiting was.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Bro I'll do 2 damage to my damn self to have mana. The only number that matters is 0.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Buddy must have had less than 3 life.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

No, the dumbass had 20, and he still lost the game.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

Well, I stand corrected.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Oh that is not good. Not good at all.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

Citation needed.