Interesting thing about a PC setup which rocks… but kills

Again, I was asked to test a PC: it was a custom built one, high tech gadgets from the CPU to the graphics card everything was optimized for performance.

The thing which risen my attention was, that the manufacturer stated in his letter that the PC is both bullet(!), fire and cold proof. Cold proof… well, a bit of insulation and you’re set, that’s not interesting, but the fire insulation and the bullet proofing…

First of all, the PC’s case was made of carbon fiber, it was really awesome for me as for some reason I adore the carbon fiber’s texture. Carbon fiber is extremely shock resistant so, the bullet proofing was done… partially! Because under this layer a Kevlar layer was hidden, that conferred the case bullet protection. Just don’t ask me why a PC has to be bullet proof. Maybe if terrorists flood your room, then at least the PC to survive, I don’t know.

Under this solid case the fire-proofing layer followed. And this was the interesting part: it was made of asbestos tiles. A very bad idea.
Asbestos is a very dangerous material, but also the most useful in many domains, the most convenient being the constructions industry. The asbestos has extremely good insulation properties, it isn’t inflammable almost at all, absorbs sound due to it’s long-fibered structure, it doesn’t conduct electricity, etc.

The asbestos has only one side effect: it’s extremely toxic. As the wind takes the tiny asbestos fibers and the arrives in the human lungs, it destroys the human body internal organ’s protective layer and forms a type of cancer called Mesothelioma. For this reason the asbestos was banned in almost every country. Interesting is that asbestos, the “miracle mineral” was used even in the fire-fighter’s clothes to protect them from the fire.

While the PC is an extremely good, it’s a killer: long time use causes cancer. This side effect is caused by the asbestos from the case’s insulation which cowardly kills the PC user.
If you are about to buy a case which is advertised as an extremely well insulated and fire-proof one, check what was insulated with. If with asbestos, better run.

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