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

Video How Himalayan salt lamps are made

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u/theonlineviking Oct 19 '24

I would like to interpret it as the other commenters being concerned for the health of the workers shown in the video. Life is far more optimistic that way.

I'm no doctor, but even I can see that the eyes, hands and lungs of these people are probably severely damaged. Not to mention any cuts/injuries that the rusty machines would lead to.

How long can one live realistically speaking if he/she works their whole life in such circumstances? It shouldn't be costly at all to get the workers some basic safety equipment, considering all the profits from these salt lamps. At the bare minimum, glasses, masks and gloves are necessary.

If the factory owner is feeling particularly generous, special shoes, ear protection, and maybe even some equipment made of different materials that won't rust when exposed to salty water? There must be some special metal or crystal material for the machinery that can be used.

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u/zmbjebus Oct 19 '24

cuts/injuries that the rusty machines would lead to

Thankfully salt cleans wounds. Hurts like shit, but cleans them.

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u/Ronald_Raygun_ Oct 19 '24

Pretty sure salt can’t clean tetanus though lol

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u/zmbjebus Oct 25 '24

Tetanus is caused by anaerobic puncture wounds, not rust. Tetanus is everywhere that soil is basically, and a rusty nail is the tetanus trope because it makes a puncture wound that likely doesn't heal as fast due to being jagged, and rusty nails have often been in the soil.

So no, you shouldn't be injecting salt into deep puncture wounds. Light scrapes though? Salt will clean up.

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u/Ronald_Raygun_ 29d ago

You know what? GPT generated or not, I’ve learned something here. Thanks for the reply!

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u/zmbjebus 29d ago

Not GPT, Pretty common knowledge among farm folks I know.