TiL the car and gas industry knew about the health risks of leaded fuel but sold it for 100 years anyway
TiL the car and gas industry knew about the health risks of leaded fuel but sold it for 100 years anyway
link :
TheConversation.Com
... and there was a very interesting episode on NPR radio about a great man in this story :
Clair Cameron Patterson
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clair_Cameron_Patterson
He Triumphs against corporations' greed in the end ๐.
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SciShow did a piece (partially) about this recently: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXEFQH5UXHQ
And Veritasium did a deeper dive a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV3dnLzthDA
The whole situation is thoroughly fucked up, but hey, as long as people are making money amirite? ๐
31 1 Replyideally, I was hoping (but I failed) to put the spotlight on the positives :
1- Now we don't have lead in gasoline (except for airplane & sport races) ,
2- Put the emphasis on one hero on this story which I name in the body of the post,
3- See how people can triumph over greed.10 1 ReplyPeople CAN triumph over greed. After 100 YEARS.
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I really like the Veritasium video.
The ending of Thomas Midgley Jr. feels like some Wes Anderson take, I wish I was there to see it with my own eyes.
4 0 ReplyHere is an alternative Piped link(s):
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=LXEFQH5UXHQ
https://www.piped.video/watch?v=IV3dnLzthDA
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3 0 ReplyCame here to post these exact links :)
Great videos.
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