Comment on German armed forces warn that carbon fiber might be cancer-causingparentComments−milge12yTo be fair, most things are dangerous when burned.−ars12y To be fair, most things are dangerous when burned.That's not at all true. Some things are more, some things are less.Incompletely burned plastic? More. Full burned? Less. Gasoline? Less. Mercury? More. Arsenic? Less.−judk12yBut carbon fiber is used in applications where high-friction (burning) is likely to occur... It is harder to burn metal.And there are levels of dangerous, based on size and shape of microparticles.−lotsofmangos12yPeople especially. I get very cross.−ry0ohki12yI seem to remember hearing that sofas release cyanide when burned.
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To be fair, most things are dangerous when burned.
That's not at all true. Some things are more, some things are less.
Incompletely burned plastic? More. Full burned? Less. Gasoline? Less. Mercury? More. Arsenic? Less.
But carbon fiber is used in applications where high-friction (burning) is likely to occur... It is harder to burn metal.
And there are levels of dangerous, based on size and shape of microparticles.
People especially. I get very cross.
I seem to remember hearing that sofas release cyanide when burned.