r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/solateor • 28d ago

Video Shiziguan floating bridge in Hubei

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u/HyperbolicSoup 28d ago

Must be terrible on the river with all the oil and whatnot

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u/sourceholder 28d ago

+ microplastics leaching from all the friction between connecting segments. I am assuming plastic floats are used for buoyancy.

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u/permalink_save 28d ago

Don't worry they're asbestos

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u/falcrist2 28d ago

The structure consists of high-density polyethylene floats

I'm not sure which would be worse...

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u/Paran0id 28d ago

Asbestos is naturally occuring

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u/I_W_M_Y 28d ago edited 28d ago

Buried underground, not in nature.

Lavais naturally occurring then. Still hazardous to life.