interestingasfuckbySnokenKeekaGuard In 1952, claims that smoking causes cancer caused Kent cigarettes' to come out with an asbestos filter to protect its smokers.View original on lemmy.dbzer0.com251Comments16Reply
GGeometrinen_Gepardi sopuli.xyz1Hide 1 replyThey tried to reduce the health effects of smoking asbest as they could.58Reply
DDerpenheim lemmy.zipWe knew in 1918 that asbestos workers died at a high frequency, and in 1924 Asbestosis was described.20Reply
Sibbo sopuli.xyz2Hide 2 repliesDepending on the state of science at that point, that may actually have been a good idea.17Reply
Regna lemmy.world3Hide 3 repliesSource? Yeah, I could use a web search, but I’d expect a source for a claim that would be even mildly interesting.10Reply
Regna replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyThank you. These kinds of things keep on being horrifying. Again, I did search this up myself as well, but in my opinion the op should provide a source as well as the catchy (and horrifying) pic.15Reply
whyNotSquirrel replysh.itjust.worksbut... there's a picture with a zoomed in! isn't that enough?!5Reply
TomMasz lemmy.world2Hide 2 repliesThey used blue asbestos, which is most likely to cause mesothelioma. So technically, at least, it did indeed accomplish the goal.9Reply
SShinkanTrain replylemmy.ml1Hide 1 replyI'm saying cigarettes are so terrible that freebasing asbestos is somehow healthier0Reply
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They tried to reduce the health effects of smoking asbest as they could.
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Edit: I'm really not sure if this joke will land haha
We knew in 1918 that asbestos workers died at a high frequency, and in 1924 Asbestosis was described.
Depending on the state of science at that point, that may actually have been a good idea.
The asbestos balances the humors.
Thank you for smoking (2005)
Source? Yeah, I could use a web search, but I’d expect a source for a claim that would be even mildly interesting.
Here's one as well as a fact check
Thank you. These kinds of things keep on being horrifying.
Again, I did search this up myself as well, but in my opinion the op should provide a source as well as the catchy (and horrifying) pic.
but... there's a picture with a zoomed in! isn't that enough?!
They used blue asbestos, which is most likely to cause mesothelioma. So technically, at least, it did indeed accomplish the goal.
Would smokers be entitled to compensation?
Only after confirmed death
Might still make it slightly less unhealthy overall
I'm saying cigarettes are so terrible that freebasing asbestos is somehow healthier