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1 hour ago, kerbiloid said:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_wool

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4246535/

Don't touch the glass wool with bare skin, it will be itching.

The glass grains are sharp crystals, like the regolith is, while the sand grains are smooth due to water and wind erosion.

In "Performance of recycled waste glass sand as partial replacement of sand in concrete": https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S095006181933257X

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In addition, due to the smooth surface and relatively low water absorption, glass sand can improve the fresh concrete properties [9].

 

[kerbiloid]

1 hour ago, magnemoe said:

Fun story, back then it was new some guy my father knew tried use it as an makeshift Santa Claus beard.  It was not conformable. 

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They show, what happens to the people, who did.

[Gargamel]

On 11/1/2024 at 2:02 PM, kerbiloid said:

Don't touch the glass wool with bare skin, it will be itching

I have found an effective method to remedy this is to apply a layer of excessively adhesive tape (duct tape at the minimum) to the affected area and peel it off after a bit.    Usually pulls the glass fibers right out.    And all your hair.       But the itching has stopped.   

[darthgently]

1 hour ago, Gargamel said:

I have found an effective method to remedy this is to apply a layer of excessively adhesive tape (duct tape at the minimum) to the affected area and peel it off after a bit.    Usually pulls the glass fibers right out.    And all your hair.       But the itching has stopped.   

This works.  Gorilla tape works very well.  Do not rub the skin as this will drive the fibers deeper

[Gargamel]

2 minutes ago, darthgently said:

This works.  Gorilla tape works very well.  Do not rub the skin as this will drive the fibers deeper

Yeah, don’t touch the thing that is driving you absolutely bonkers.     Good luck with that.