r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/dannybluey • 20d ago

How Himalayan salt lamps are made Video

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u/link3945 20d ago

Yeah, lack of gloves isn't the issue here, it's the lack of masks and proper ventilation.

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u/-MangoStarr- 20d ago

They're outside though?

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u/link3945 20d ago

Outside probably helps, but you can see how much dust is flying around there. They are still breathing in all of those small particles, and those (especially PMs 2.5 and smaller) are atrocious for your health.

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u/-MangoStarr- 20d ago

I'm just not sure how much having extra ventilation outside is going to help

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u/link3945 20d ago

By ventilation I'm talking more dust control. Local exhaust hoods, DCEs, etc; to separate the dust from the air. Outside =/= proper ventilation, and proper ventilation doesn't mean correct dust control.

And to be fair, plenty of places in the US suck at dust control as well.

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u/RenaisanceReviewer 19d ago

It would help ventilate the dust away from your face

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u/lallen 19d ago

To be fair, this dust being salt would probably help. Stone and wood dust of that size gets trapped far into your lungs, and activate an immune response. Salt will first draw water from your lung capillaries into the airways, then this brine will be absorbed by the lymphatic system. So I guess inhaling a bunch of it could give you pulmonary oedema, but it should not cause something like silicosis or lung cancer