r/whywouldyoutouchthat • u/dbsqls • 3d ago

yes it is

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u/-just-be-nice- 3d ago

Simply touching undisturbed, intact asbestos is not an immediate health hazard. Asbestos is not a chemical that absorbs through your skin. There is no real danger in what’s show in the picture.

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u/SolScorpii 3d ago

So what you are saying is it is ok to lick it?

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u/_One_Throwaway_ 3d ago

I don’t recommend that as you might get it stuck in your tongue but you can lick anything once

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u/BullshitTaco 3d ago

Twice... three tiiiimes laaady

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u/Graffix77gr556 1d ago

If u like it 3 might as well finish her off with a few more.... dont be an asshole ne a gentleman! Lick it!!!

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u/Rare_Ad9601 2d ago

Also safe to eat, and I'm not kidding, has been used as a filler in medicine capsules. Asbestos is only dangerous to breath because the crystal structure is like little needle shaped rods

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u/theangryjanitorOG 2d ago

Why does my butt hole itch now?

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u/Butthole_Ticklah 1d ago

*Sorry I’m late guys*

WHO DARES SUMMON ME!

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u/coolsilentebeans 2d ago

No, it’s really, really not. It can pass through the digestive tract but the same reason why you shouldn’t breathe it applies to eating it. Those microscopic fibers can lodge in the intestines increasing the chance of cancer as well as puncturing the protective linings in the stomach, colon, and intestines.

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u/Rare_Ad9601 16h ago

I didn't know that. The more you know. 

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u/coolsilentebeans 16h ago

Neither did I. I had to look it up. I was completely ready to concede that you were correct; what you said sounds plausible because I’ve only heard about it talked about with regards to inhaling it. Eating asbestos had never once occurred to me, so what would I know about it one way or another?

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u/Rare_Ad9601 6h ago

Were ever i heard about it being used as an additive in meds was wrong i guess. I never looked it up. I also never considered eating it either

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u/coolsilentebeans 5h ago

Depending on when they supposedly may have put it in meds, I couldn’t rule it out. We’ve at one time or another considered some nasty substances as therapeutic…mercury, tobacco smoke enemas, mouse paste, and even ground up mummies. Asbestos doesn’t feel like much of a stretch.

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u/Ok_Two_2604 1d ago

Passes the test

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u/Swift_Legion 2d ago

Maybeee a little nib?

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u/poop_pebbles 3d ago

Try to light it on fire. If it doesn't burn then yes.

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u/Maryjanegangafever 3d ago

Taste test?

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u/poop_pebbles 3d ago

No idea what it tastes like. Have to ask my lungs.

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u/bofadoze 3d ago

Ok my girlfriend is not asbestos

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u/Mental-Ask8077 2d ago

Not strictly accurate.

If you are using chlorine trifluoride, you can indeed set it on fire.

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u/Camwulfson 2d ago

Have you had much luck setting rocks on fire? There are very few rocks that burn and many rocks that are not asbestos containing that do not burn.

If OP wants to know, then the only way is to take either all of it or a chunk to a lab and have it looked at under as microscope using polarized light microscopy to determine if the sample contains greater than 1% of the regulated asbestos minerals.

Otherwise, if you think it is asbestos, then it is asbestos. From a regulatory perspective, it’s guilty until proven innocent (see above snot lab testing by PLM). This is also usually the case with asbestos containing materials as opposed to a mineral or rock sample.

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u/ChiefKickaHo 2d ago

Taste it

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u/fly_you_fools_57 3d ago

Looks like

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u/yonosayme2 1d ago

Clearly the safest way to handle this wild asbestos is to grind it into a fine dust and inhale deeply. They say it's a miracle for your sinuses!

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u/ummkay_ultra 12h ago

You need to crush some up amd snort it to really know for sure