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Ah, now you can finally smoke safely! (infosec.pub)

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[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I remember watching an old 50s info film, I can't find it, where the army had an asbestos burning contest. I can't remember exactly why they were doing it, but it had to be done and they decided to make it a whole thing. People stood right next to the burning barrels stirring occasionally , faces full of soot and what looked about 50 soldiers sitting around cheering. I'm sure they didn't make it to 50.

[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Are you thinking of the asbestos shoveling competition where they see who can shovel it into a barrel faster?

[–] baldingpudenda@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Yeah that's it!