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Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons

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Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons

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Post by kevviiinn »

Weneedlead wrote: post #128
dTal wrote: post #119

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I'm going to reiterate a point that needs to be repeated very loudly, as often as possible: Corporations are malignant paperclip maximizers. We are already in an "AI apocalypse". How many people did leaded fuel kill? Lead exposure makes people stupid and violent - how many wars did it indirectly contribute to, how far back has society been held? That's one corporation. One!! "Corporations bad" is a sort of tired left…

Nobility used to have the highest lead levels, while violent tribes used to have the lowest. How do you explain that?

You explain that by understanding that nobility had the resources and influence to get utensils and other kitchenware that were ceramics decorated with lead containing glaze and metals that contained lead. You have causality entirely backwards, eating lead does not somehow turn someone into nobility. That's an absurd conclusion

Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons

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Post by than3 »

belorn wrote: post #97
dsfyu404ed wrote: post #84

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Blood lead levels are overwhelmingly affected by local exposure, basically the history of lead use where you live, work and your food is from. While leaded avgas is not great the FAA just approved a replacement and I'm sure it will be in use quickly because "hurr durr muh lead" is the rallying cry of obnoxious suburbanites who just bought a house beside an airport and now want it shut down and everyone involved in ge…

For some reasons, every area in close proximity to airports with moderate to high piston engine aircraft traffic have exceptional high local exposure (according to EPA). There could be a correlation or even a causation link. EPA at least think so, which is why they changed the rules in 2008 by issuing a new minimum standard. The new replacement fuels are good, but they have one general large drawback. They require a…

That's not surprising when you factor in fuel procedures for pilots dealing with mechanical or other malfunctions that require the plane to land with a mostly full tank.

https://simpleflying.com/aircraft-fuel-dumping/

Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons

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Post by Weneedlead »

kevviiinn wrote: post #151
Weneedlead wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobility used to have the highest lead levels, while violent tribes used to have the lowest. How do you explain that?

You explain that by understanding that nobility had the resources and influence to get utensils and other kitchenware that were ceramics decorated with lead containing glaze and metals that contained lead. You have causality entirely backwards, eating lead does not somehow turn someone into nobility. That's an absurd conclusion

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Re: Thomas Midgley Jr. invented leaded gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons

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Post by kevviiinn »

kevviiinn wrote: post #151
Weneedlead wrote: post #128

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nobility used to have the highest lead levels, while violent tribes used to have the lowest. How do you explain that?

You explain that by understanding that nobility had the resources and influence to get utensils and other kitchenware that were ceramics decorated with lead containing glaze and metals that contained lead. You have causality entirely backwards, eating lead does not somehow turn someone into nobility. That's an absurd conclusion

I can't reply to you because you've posted such nonsense that all your comments are dead. Being born into nobility has nothing to do with anything as people who dine with nobility will use the same utensils. I'm not sure how you don't understand something so simple. Almost like it's deliberately disingenuous. Not to mention you haven't posted a shred of evidence that any of your assertions are even accurate
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