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I'd think practical uses right now without health risks: Car window treatment. Basically you won't really need wipers anymore. Glasses. Basically you won't ne

I'd think practical uses right now without health risks: Car window treatment. Basically you won't really need wipers anymore. Glasses. Basically you won't need to clean them ever, except to rinse them using water to get dust out. I won't go with cellphone screens because that has the risk of ingestion. But monitors yes. a coating on shoes and worker's gloves. Cement mixers.

columbo 14y ago
Those all come with huge health risks. Coating millions of cars, computer monitors and clothes means hundreds of gallons of this solution being applied in warehouses all over the country. Disposal alone is a huge concern. What happens when it is time to throw away those boots? What happens when there's an accident and suddenly all of this stuff is now connected to bits of glass on the highway? Hell, what happens when a truck carrying this stuff gets in a collision and suddenly a few thousand gallons of it is spilling down a city street? It's a really cool demo but it makes me think of the times we used to spray swimming holes with DDT or build houses with asbestos... I feel it'll be a few years after mass production then we'll have the next big "Radium Girls" story.