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So maybe not the best material for playgrounds.
by swader999 3y ago
So maybe not the best material for playgrounds.
- dTal 3y agoThe risks seem to come from tire dust, which obviously is only generated when a tire rolls along the ground. So it's probably not all that bad for playgrounds.
- candiddevmike 3y agoYou don't think tire shreds rubbing together when kids run, jump, or land on them create dust? Tire shred playgrounds always remind me of the Sigur Ros Untitled 1 / Vaka music video.
- Wowfunhappy 3y agoNot to nearly the same extent as when they're carrying a 3,000 pound vehicle down miles and miles of rough asphalt, no.
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- Almondsetat 3y agoI don't think children cause the wear and tear of 18 wheelers, no
- swader999 3y agoI've seen kids eat the stuff.
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- Airsinner 3y agoYou've seen neglectful parenting then, which would exist irrespective of what material playgrounds are built from.
- kyleee 3y agoIt’s actually quite a high bar for a parent to completely prevent unintended items from being put in a child’s mouth. I suspect you either don’t have children or you are an extremely militant helicopter parent if you can tell us with a straight face you’ve met that bar.
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- WendyTheWillow 3y agoWhile it may be a full time job, keeping toxic materials out of your child's mouth is one of the primary responsibilities of a parent. This is not a high bar.
- washadjeffmad 3y agoOh, get a grip. If parenting was really critical for their development, then it would be on my infant's YouTube playlist.
- WendyTheWillow 3y agoI think there's a Bluey episode about not eating the recycled tires on the playground...
- redtexture 3y agoRubber crumbles are a base layer under astroturf. Thus a very large number of hig h school fields have astroturf and rubber crumbles. On pro-football broadcasts, you can occasionally see clouds of rubber dust during a tackle.
- hedora 3y agoKids that play soccer goalie on astroturf fields (ground up tire base) have an absurdly high cancer rate. But, causation is hard to prove in court, so cancer for kids it is!
- nvy 3y ago>absurdly high cancer rate Source please.