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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by WalterBright on Monday October 24, 2022 @05:07PM (#33322682)
If gasoline cars were invented today, they would never be allowed to be sold to consumers, because gas is too toxic and too flammable to allow ordinary people to use it.
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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by amluto on Monday October 24, 2022 @05:20PM (#33322822)
Like how hydrogen cars are in development but are waaay too dangerous to sell, so you can’t buy one.

Except you can. The Toyota Mirai is available and quite heavily subsidized. Whether buying one is a good idea is a different question, although the main issues with owning one don’t involve safety as far as I know.

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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by Gigachad on Tuesday October 25, 2022 @02:18AM (#33326893)
Cars in general are extremely dangerous. I can’t think of anything else we allow that’s as bad.
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Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te... by johnflan on Wednesday October 26, 2022 @06:12PM (#33350282)
Alcohol perhaps
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