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[-] [email protected] 87 points 2 years ago

I truly respect these people. They did asbestos they could.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

They were lead-ers

[-] [email protected] 48 points 2 years ago

I also believe the Scarecrow's costume was woven asbestos, as was the bristle part of the wicked witches broom.

[-] [email protected] 37 points 2 years ago

Lead paint on Tin Man, too.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

IDK about this, but the Tin Man that's in the movie was the second choice for actor. The first one almost died from the aluminum powder that was in the paint. The Wicked witch's paint was copper based, so she was on a liquid diet the whole time. She also burned the shit out of herself during that first scene with the smoke and fire. Then of course Judy Garland was given all sorts of shit to fuck her up.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Thank you! This is what I was trying to remember!

[-] [email protected] 36 points 2 years ago

The Slow Demise of Asbestos, the Carcinogen that Gave ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Snow https://archive.vn/CCy5x

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago
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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

Lead aspestose.

[-] [email protected] 25 points 2 years ago

I can't believe this is real how did they not puke

[-] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago

They were harder people back then.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

I don't know... Can someone tell me? 👀

[-] [email protected] 28 points 2 years ago

"fake snow" was asbestos flakes for a long time.

But, as much as it's joked about, large flake asbestos isn't generally going to be a problem. It's a problem when you drill/grind/pulverize into a dust (friable) and inhale it.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 years ago

That said, if you inherited xmas/winter decorations that has fake snow on it, I'd recommend you get rid of that in a safe way.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

Oh jeez, yes sorry, I'm not saying we should bring them back! Just that it wasn't deadly to the touch, etc.

Asbestos should definitely be removed from our surroundings.

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

Wasn’t the tin man’s body paint super cancerous as well?

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

And the green makeup was giving chemical burn

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[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 years ago

You don't even wanna know about the flying monkeys. Suffice to say, California condors are now endangered, and the monkeys have a fear of staple guns.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

They're barely above the condor minimum :(

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

It was aluminum paint, and made the 1st tin man very sick, so sick they almost died.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

They used soap bubbles for snow in “It’s a Wonderful Life”

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Just watched a video about this that was interesting

[-] [email protected] 12 points 2 years ago

And they lived happily ever after.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

In a farm upstate, really nice area.

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