this post was submitted on 30 Jan 2024
138 points (93.1% liked)
Asklemmy
44149 readers
1795 users here now
A loosely moderated place to ask open-ended questions
Search asklemmy π
If your post meets the following criteria, it's welcome here!
- Open-ended question
- Not offensive: at this point, we do not have the bandwidth to moderate overtly political discussions. Assume best intent and be excellent to each other.
- Not regarding using or support for Lemmy: context, see the list of support communities and tools for finding communities below
- Not ad nauseam inducing: please make sure it is a question that would be new to most members
- An actual topic of discussion
Looking for support?
Looking for a community?
- Lemmyverse: community search
- sub.rehab: maps old subreddits to fediverse options, marks official as such
- [email protected]: a community for finding communities
~Icon~ ~by~ ~@Double_[email protected]~
founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I know you were probably joking, but as a PSA I will add that you NEVER dip any βbitsβ or any body part in plaster in a closed, rigid container! π¬ A mold should be made with alginate, silicone, or other resilient material. The plaster is what would be poured into the mold afterwards, to make a casting. thanks.
Yep.
And if you knew it was bad, but didnβt know how bad:
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2009/oct/12/girl-loses-fingers-school-art
Oh my god, TIL it is that bad
WTF was it increased from, Β£2000? Maybe I'm just used to settlements in the hundreds of millions of USD but that seems insultingly low, even for 15 years ago.
Edit: OMG 2009 was fifteen years ago...
I don't know why I'm surprised that plaster can burn skin. My grandfather did construction and got a bit of cement in his boots one time while working, and it laid him up for days.
This person molds