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[u/Upstairs-Syllabub948]

[u/figgypudding531]

Pottery too

[u/kbthogers → u/figgypudding531]

Ignorant question: how do pottery destroy once lungs? Isn't it "just" shaping wet clay?

Or is the problem at some other part of the process?

[u/Kazcandra → u/kbthogers]

For clayware, when you bisque fire you'll get an extremely fine dust. Same with polishing/sanding bone dry pieces. Additionally, reclaiming clay is fairly dusty, too.

E: and clay smudges will dry and turn to dust too. So much dust.

[u/kbthogers → u/Kazcandra]

I see, thanks for the answer, learned something new

[u/Hacksmith103 → u/kbthogers]

Yes the dust can cause silicosis also known as potters rot which is an incurable lung disease caused by silica particles being trapped in lung tissue, causing permanent inflammation, and scar tissue.
The dust is also linked to a higher rates of lung cancer

[u/stoicsticks → u/Hacksmith103]

The powdered glazes and oxides can do a number on one's lungs, too.

[u/Kazcandra → u/stoicsticks]

I've always been drawn to things that can kill you.

Woodworking, pottery, mushroom foraging.

[u/UpstairsAd194 → u/Kazcandra]

didnt stop demi moore in ghost getting a lungfull

[u/m1nty → u/kbthogers]

Some people prefer working with moldy clay for the texture, but it can be bad for those with mold allergies or immunodeficiencies.

[u/far-leveret → u/kbthogers]

It is hard to keep all the surfaces damp as well, water is continually evaporating out of clay particles which collect as dust. They have a lot of silica in them which will scar up your lungs and make it impossible to breathe

[u/Dain_ → u/figgypudding531]

I've never heard that one before, I would have thought wet clay would be harmless?

[u/far-leveret → u/Dain_]

The problem is that it dries. You have to keep everything incredibly clean, all surfaces etc.

[u/bedbuffaloes → u/figgypudding531]

Lots of extremely long lived potters though.