1 March 2011Insurance

The canary coughs again

During the industrial revolution, engineers thought that they had happened upon a substance that provided the perfect solution to many construction problems. The material was lightweight, easy to use, inexpensive and extremely fire retardant. They must have thought that it was too good to be true; unfortunately, it was.

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