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1981 asbestos ad (programming.dev)
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[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

Jet fuel can't melt asbestos!

Kidding aside, the ad is much more ominous post mesothelioma and 9-11.

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Silverstein, owner, had a $1B asbestos removal problem in 2001.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 3 months ago

Now it really makes you wonder how jet fuel could melt steel beams that were protected by fireproof asbestos. /s

[-] klu9@piefed.social 5 points 3 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asbestos_Corporation

[-] humanspiral@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 months ago

jet fuel cannot melt asbestos-steel beams.

[-] philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

It’s AsBESTos it gets!

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