Matt GrayMar 24

Following on from the “raw milk” trend, I wonder if any other inadvisable things from the past will catch on. Like lead poisoning.

Add some laudanum to your diet, our research recommends it if you want a plum bum

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@mattgrayyes  tetraethyl lead 
 tetraethyl lead 
Mar 24 at 1:40pmWeb
Show threadAllieMar 24
@kuriko @mattgrayyes A fun* fact: Thomas Midgley Jr, who played a key role in the development of leaded petrol, then went on to create some of the first CFCs. It's been posited that he may be the single organism in history to cause the most environmental harm. After contracting polio, he designed a series of ropes to lift himself out of bed which he got entangled in and died.
Show threadChloé RaccoonMar 24
@als @mattgrayyes @kuriko @patterfloof another fun fact is the tech diffs have a citation needed episode on him
Show threadAllieMar 24
@chloeraccoon @patterfloof @mattgrayyes @kuriko ah, that'll be how I first heard of this!
Show threadpatterMar 24

@kuriko @mattgrayyes ah, lead. It's in my coffee :P

Old house, so some of the last bits of pipe into the house are lead, but water board puts some additive in the water to help