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It's sadly ironic that a fireproofing material meant to save lives has killed so many (a great deal more than it plausibly ever saved.)
by liability 6y ago
It's sadly ironic that a fireproofing material meant to save lives has killed so many (a great deal more than it plausibly ever saved.)
- dekhn 6y agoI don't know what the actual rates of lived saved by asbestos vs lives taken in. It's one of the classic risk evaluation problems: fires are big, scary and dramatic, people know who died in them, and so a tool that prevents it is welcome. On the other hand, asbestos being dangerous really only came into being after people noticed a pattern of increased early death in asbestos mining towns. We just don't process the risk of a statistically significant increase in early death, compared to the obvious risk of not using fire insulation.
- dylan604 6y agoI like being able to stop my car when I hit the brake pedal. https://www.brakepartsinc.com/raybestos.html https://www.brakepartsinc.com/raybestos.html
- liability 6y agoI don't have a citation for that claim but mesothelioma kills tens of thousands a year. I think it's a safe guess that asbestos fireproofing hasn't been saving that many lives, at least not per year.
- throwaway0a5e 6y agoCitation please.