Asbestos

natto4 · 25 Aug 2016, 6:45 am

Hey, I was wondering what are some ways to identify and deal with asbestos? Should people completely avoid asbestos or are there still ways to urbex with asbestos around?

dodger · 25 Aug 2016, 9:20 am

A lot of older homes have asbestos in it. It's not an issue if you're not kicking/breaking it up.

Wearing a mask is also a good precaution.

Kto · 25 Aug 2016, 9:45 am

One great way of dealing with asbestos is to ignore it.

No+Pro · 25 Aug 2016, 5:00 pm

only affects you if you breathe it in
not if you ingest it
therefore, eat it all, problem solved

Panic! · 25 Aug 2016, 7:33 pm

natto4 wrote:Hey, I was wondering what are some ways to identify and deal with asbestos? Should people completely avoid asbestos or are there still ways to urbex with asbestos around?

http://www.uer.ca/urbanadventure/www.ur ... asbest.htm

Nuggs · 25 Aug 2016, 8:05 pm

There's an old thread on this subject.
Search the forum for it if you like.

TL;DR:
It's always a slight risk at older places -
A) Risk it
B) Avoid all together
or C) Get a decent mask and suit

Panic! · 26 Aug 2016, 9:52 pm

Nuggs wrote:There's an old thread on this subject.
Search the forum for it if you like.

TL;DR:
It's always a slight risk at older places -
A) Risk it
B) Avoid all together
or C) Get a decent mask and suit

D) Die painfully.

natto4 · 28 Aug 2016, 10:43 am

No+Pro wrote:only affects you if you breathe it in
not if you ingest it
therefore, eat it all, problem solved

according to "Panic!" 's site, if u eat it u get cancer so ye, maybe dont eat it all

timdole · 28 Aug 2016, 8:10 pm

natto4 wrote: maybe dont eat it all

So it's a bad ice cream topping?

Aydun · 29 Aug 2016, 1:59 pm

natto4 wrote:
No+Pro wrote:only affects you if you breathe it in
not if you ingest it
therefore, eat it all, problem solved
according to "Panic!" 's site, if u eat it u get cancer so ye, maybe dont eat it all

That's why you don't believe everything you read on the internet!

https://www.health.qld.gov.au/ph/Documents/ehu/2691.pdf

Eat asbestos to your heart's content.

Panic! · 29 Aug 2016, 6:39 pm

Aydun wrote: Eat asbestos to your heart's content.

This should be in our initiation routine.

"So what do I have to eat?"
"Asbestos ice cream topping."
"WTF! No way man!"
"Come on, watch me do it."

theedge · 06 Sep 2016, 9:59 pm

Soon we'll be driving on it (that's if you choose to pay for the new westconnex tollway).

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-08-31/f ... ex/7802098

As I'm sure Mike will give the "all clear" just to get Westconnex going as planned

cool_guy85 · 06 Sep 2016, 11:47 pm

There's a lot of crew out there that have been exploring asbestos filled abandonment for 30+ years & they're still kicking, then there's quite a few that have died from cancer after only exploring (mainly abondos) for a few years. Go figure.... Luck of the draw I guess.

Panic! · 07 Sep 2016, 5:44 pm

Decimalz wrote:There's a lot of crew out there that have been exploring asbestos filled abandonment for 30+ years & they're still kicking, then there's quite a few that have died from cancer after only exploring (mainly abondos) for a few years. Go figure.... Luck of the draw I guess.

Yeah, there's also a few Urban Explorers who have died from Asbestosis. Back in the day when I used to post on UER.CA there were a few mentions of explorers dying from it.

I figure you know what, if I explore a place that I know there's asbestos in, I'm going to buy a disposable mask, coveralls and overshoes because damn it they're cheap and I can think of far nicer ways to die than from my lungs bleeding blood into themselves till I drown in my own blood.

Bangers · 11 Sep 2016, 6:12 pm

You don't drown in your own blood, the outer layer of the lungs scar up effectively stopping your lungs from being able to expand enough for adequate oxygen intake to sustain life...

So you suffocate slowly....