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Scientists Investigate What Happens If You Snort Moon Dust (futurism.com)
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As for the question of whether actually snorting Moon dust Jordan Belfort-style would be a sound idea, the researchers say you probably could. But while it's unlikely you'd experience long-term illness as a result, you should be prepared for discomfort.

"Any dust, if you inhale it, you'll sneeze, cough, and have some physical irritation," Smith's statement continued. "But it's not highly toxic like silica, where you end up with silicosis from being on a construction site for 10 years. It's not going to be something like that."

As the adage goes: just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

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[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

"Scientists"

[–] Bampot@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Exactly, but this is what gets classed as 'actual factual news' these days.

The very same story from another source:

Lead researcher and UTS Ph.D. candidate Michaela B. Smith investigated the impact of the most accurate, new-generation lunar dust simulants on human lung cells in the lab. She compared the effects to those of airborne particulate matter collected from a busy street in Sydney.

The study found that while the sharp, abrasive lunar dust can act as a physical irritant, it did not cause the severe cellular damage or inflammation seen from the urban Earth dust.