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[–] PM_ME_FEET_PICS@sh.itjust.works 114 points 11 months ago

Kent Micronite filters contained blue crocidolite asbestos. Of the 6 known types of asbestos, crocudolite is the most toxic/harmful.

One study revealed smoking a pack of Kent Micronite cigarettes every day for a year would expose a smoker to 131 million carcinogenic crocidolite fibers.

A 1989 study of 33 people who worked in the Hollingsworth & Vose filter factory in 1953 found 28 of them died from asbestos-related diseases, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.

[–] TrenchcoatFullofBats@belfry.rip 101 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm surprised they didn't also coat it in radium to make it easier to find in the dark

That's just pure evil

[–] Polyester6435@lemmy.blahaj.zone 61 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (3 children)

That shit probably tastes fire af, as smokers our rights have been infringed once again...

[–] Selmafudd@lemmy.world 61 points 11 months ago

All those little abrasions in the lungs allowing the nicotine to get into the blood stream even faster, these guys were living in 2952

[–] Holzkohlen@feddit.de 13 points 11 months ago

Actually asbestos is non flammable thus it literally cannot be "fire af". Tis a sad day

[–] BestBouclettes@jlai.lu 52 points 11 months ago

"Corporations would never hurt their customers, as it's bad for business."

[–] mina_tie@lemmy.world 42 points 11 months ago
[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

So you're saying they may be entitled to compensation?

If you or a loved one...

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 34 points 11 months ago

"Kent cigarettes: Now with even more cancer!"

[–] dadGPT@lemmy.world 30 points 11 months ago

adding powdered bleach will prevent covid

[–] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 11 months ago

Capitalism breeds innovation

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 24 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

"Yo I was demoing this old speakeasy and I found a pack of smokes in a walled up room u Wana try one?"

[–] solinus@lemmy.cafe 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

(actually speakeasies referred to illegal bars during prohibition from 1920-33, while the cigarettes came out in 1952 🤓 (unless it continued to be used as a slang term in the 50s))

[–] AlwaysNowNeverNotMe@kbin.social 16 points 11 months ago

They continued to operate as bars once bars were legal but often had major renovations since they no longer had to be hidden. A few friends of mine lived in one. Only house I've ever been in that had a larger basement than the house.

[–] anti_antidote@lemmy.zip 12 points 11 months ago

Technically speakeasies are still a thing, but afaik they're more modern "underground" bars rather than literally prohibition-era speakeasies

[–] lntl@lemmy.ml 23 points 11 months ago

I'm both surprised and not at all surprised

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 11 months ago (1 children)

sorry but the bottom right picture looked like ramen at first and now all i think about is people smoking ramen noodles

[–] ActuallyRuben@actuallyruben.nl 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You might disagree with me, but I prefer eating my ramen before blue fluff starts growing on it.

[–] GraniteM@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] crawancon@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

wow they targeted people who smoked a lot... poor saps

[–] pewg7@artemis.camp 4 points 11 months ago

witch cancer would you like