I thought the line "asbestos contains fire" meant that like there's fire inside of asbestos, which, in fairness, would probably be a good marketing ploy for the time
I mean really it makes sense why they used it. It does stop fires. If you were building a giant skyscraper which would seem more likely to happen? A fire, or a bunch of radical islamists hijacking 3 three boing 747s and suicide diving them into the side of the buildings?
Sad story--my FIL was a first responder at the twin towers. He ended up with a form of leukemia specific to people who were in the area during the collapse, because of asbestos and other toxic building materials. Luckily it is 95% treatable if caught early enough, BUT it can take 20+ years to manifest and the government tried to cut off funding for victims of this disease way before 20 years. Thanks to Jon Stewart and many others who fought to keep the fund going he didn't have to pay a cent for his treatment.
rreexxxxx on May 2nd, 2020 at 18:05 UTC »
I thought the line "asbestos contains fire" meant that like there's fire inside of asbestos, which, in fairness, would probably be a good marketing ploy for the time
422Fountain on May 2nd, 2020 at 18:13 UTC »
I mean really it makes sense why they used it. It does stop fires. If you were building a giant skyscraper which would seem more likely to happen? A fire, or a bunch of radical islamists hijacking 3 three boing 747s and suicide diving them into the side of the buildings?
heronlyweapon on May 2nd, 2020 at 19:20 UTC »
Sad story--my FIL was a first responder at the twin towers. He ended up with a form of leukemia specific to people who were in the area during the collapse, because of asbestos and other toxic building materials. Luckily it is 95% treatable if caught early enough, BUT it can take 20+ years to manifest and the government tried to cut off funding for victims of this disease way before 20 years. Thanks to Jon Stewart and many others who fought to keep the fund going he didn't have to pay a cent for his treatment.