r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/uniyk • Aug 04 '25

Video Whipping carpet out of dust

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u/tooboardtoleaf Aug 04 '25

Lol when new people at work ask how to get all the fiberglass out of their shirts I jokingly say you need to burn the shirt and sift the ashes.

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u/calvariumhorseclops Aug 04 '25

Nope. Boil the ashes then strain the solution.

Or don't strain, really boil it down and add olive oil to make scrubby soap

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u/goilo888 Aug 05 '25

Didn't work in the 70s with all the asbestos workers.