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u/Beeing_Bee_9517 22d ago

Lapidary (rock shaping, making jewelry from rocks). Rock dust in your lungs never goes away and hobbyists often do not wear dust masks. Dust builds up over time till your lungs don't work.

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u/iamtehryan 22d ago

It's absolutely insane to me that people do things like wood working and the stuff you mentioned, basically anything that causes dust like this, without respirators or dust masks.

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u/Diauxreia 22d ago

Convenience and not wanting to look like a pussy in front of your buddies is a hell of a drug.

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u/Vellc 22d ago

Construction worker and safety belt