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I’m pretty sure everyone is allergic to having their skin and lungs rubbed with mica.

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Yeah, moon dust is basically microscopic shrapnel. No one should be breathing that shit in.

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Isn’t moon dust just sand?

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50% SiO2, 15% Al2O3, 10% CaO, 10% MgO, 5% TiO2 and 5-15% iron

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All those oxides but the iron is pure? SUS.

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Here’s a source for this: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/The_toxic_side_of_the_Moon

He’s a climate change denier though.

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Moon dust is functionally a lot like asbestos. It is composed of a sizeable amount of tiny shards of rock that aren’t great for your lungs.

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Yea, you should really consider that before breathing on the moon

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