On 26/05/2017 12:15, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
Talking to the water company installing new water mains/meters for the
new build here, it seems my water main in the street is asbestos!!!


http://www.fwr.org/pipeline/dwi0822.htm


so drinking asbestos doesn't harm you apparently.

I get the pleasure of attending an asbestos awareness course every year.

The simple answer is because you drink water and do not breath it in.

The last guy that did the last course asked everyone "Why do goldfish
and budgies never get asbestosis?" Well the goldfish answer was because
it does not breath air and the second answer was because budgies do not
have a long enough lifespan to develop it.

That's when the apprentice stuck his arm up in the air and asked "Does
anyone ever test goldfish and budgies for asbestosis when they die?"

The guy doing the course answered "no" and the apprentice then asked "so
how do you know how they died?".




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Adam