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Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by linsomniac on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @05:48PM (#38635298)
~6 years ago I got new countertops, and while they did the bulk of the cutting in their facility, they did do a few cuts in my front yard, creating a huge cloud of dust. The main parts of the counter arrived ready to assemble, but I think they cut a spanning piece for behind the stove, spanning the counters on either side.

My 8yo son came out to see what was going on, looked at the workers doing the cut without masks, and said "silicosis ain't no joke" and went back inside. I've taught him well.

Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by CaptainHardcore on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @06:17PM (#38635595)
All the workers clapped and one of them cried.
Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by quickthrower2 on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:28PM (#38637781)
And who was that boy? Albert Einstein.
Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by alvah on Wednesday December 13, 2023 @11:00PM (#38637603)
I'll take things that never happened for $500, linsomniac
Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by linsomniac on Thursday December 14, 2023 @10:08AM (#38642142)
I'm struggling to figure out why it would seem so implausible. I got the phrasing from AvE on youtube, and I've said it to him several times during our DIYing together because I'm trying to educate him on using PPE.
Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by alvah on Thursday December 14, 2023 @12:40PM (#38644311)
You phrased it exactly like the many stories posted on social media that end with a young kid expressing virtue in the words of an adult. You have other skeptical replies, so it’s not just me.
Re:Australia to Ban Engineered Stone by linsomniac on Friday December 15, 2023 @12:50AM (#38651390)
I guess I should also have told the story about the time I had thrown together some quick tables for a yard sale and after the yard sale he decided they would make a great stage, and was showing off in front of his friend, standing on the table. He says "I am walking on the ta..." but gets cut off as the table collapses.

So not everything he says is wisdom beyond his years...