I'm scared of asbestos. Well, actually, it's a mix of fear and fascination. I've done Google image searches of asbestos and products made out of asbestos. Some of the images feature asbestos insulation in varying stages of deterioration. Also, Christmas snow used to be made from asbestos.
When I was in elementary school (I don't remember what grade I was in), my class walked past one set of double doors. On one door, there was a sign that said: "Caution: Asbestos". The doors were open and there pipes everywhere along the ceiling; I guess they were wrapped in asbestos insulation.
There's a shopping center not too far from my house, and part of it needed to be renovated. It was fenced off, with "Danger: Asbestos" signs along the fences.
I even had a dream one time of seeing containers labeled "Asbestos" as far as the eye could see. Asbestos really gives me the creeps.