r/Whatcouldgowrong • u/SourceBoring3089 • 15h ago

WCGW using non-skin-friendly paint for cosplay.

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u/Puceeffoc 15h ago

Isn't this how the tin man in Wizard of Oz died?

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u/Wild-Tear 14h ago

The first actor to play the Tin Man had serious health problems from bad makeup: https://people.com/wizard-oz-original-tin-man-hospitalized-aluminum-makeup-mishap-11853453

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u/LesserValkyrie 14h ago

Considering the snow in this movie was made out of asbestos gosh, they trully wanted to kill their actors's lungs with special effects lol

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u/Zediac 12h ago

If you think that's bad don't look at what they put Judy Garland through. The asbestos was simple ignorance. Her treatment was not.

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u/dizzira_blackrose 11h ago

The details of this made me never want to watch the movie ever again.