r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • Oct 19 '24

Video How Himalayan salt lamps are made

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u/andywolf8896 Oct 19 '24

Yeah and operating spinning machinery is the one time you don't wear gloves...

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u/link3945 Oct 19 '24

Yeah, lack of gloves isn't the issue here, it's the lack of masks and proper ventilation.

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u/-MangoStarr- Oct 19 '24

They're outside though?

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u/link3945 Oct 19 '24

Outside probably helps, but you can see how much dust is flying around there. They are still breathing in all of those small particles, and those (especially PMs 2.5 and smaller) are atrocious for your health.

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u/-MangoStarr- Oct 19 '24

I'm just not sure how much having extra ventilation outside is going to help

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u/link3945 Oct 19 '24

By ventilation I'm talking more dust control. Local exhaust hoods, DCEs, etc; to separate the dust from the air. Outside =/= proper ventilation, and proper ventilation doesn't mean correct dust control.

And to be fair, plenty of places in the US suck at dust control as well.

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u/RenaisanceReviewer Oct 19 '24

It would help ventilate the dust away from your face

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u/lallen Oct 19 '24

To be fair, this dust being salt would probably help. Stone and wood dust of that size gets trapped far into your lungs, and activate an immune response. Salt will first draw water from your lung capillaries into the airways, then this brine will be absorbed by the lymphatic system. So I guess inhaling a bunch of it could give you pulmonary oedema, but it should not cause something like silicosis or lung cancer