Re:Forgetting the Asbestos: Or, how we lose knowledge and te...
by iseanstevens on Monday October 24, 2022 @05:41PM
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I think in the case of a non-reusable rocket being launched into space there could be an argument for it, assuming extreme precautions at installation and some calculation/precaution in case the rocket fails in atmosphere.
It could even lower the net asbestos on earth :) (not /s, though I attempting to add humor)
You could (for instance) argue that once the product exists, and is in place, it poses no further risk to anyone - this is a common suggestion but is demonstrably, dangerously false. It’s a rock, it never breaks down. Its state never changes over mortal timescales. Eventually a building, or a rocket, or a train will be refurbished or scrapped - and when that happens people in the area are at no less risk than they ever were.