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With lead seals in the pipes and aqueduct.
Geniuses, It took us almost 2000 years to figure out how to get that lead airborne.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
He may have killed more people than hitler. Lead is now believed to be a significant cause of heart disease
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/lead-exposure-and-heart-disease-2019040516296
He determined it could be used as a anti knock additive to satisfy some general motors exec who didn't want to use alcohol as a ping inhibitor because of? You guessed it, cost
The auto industry determined in the 50's that lead was a poison. But it took until the 70's for politicians to do anything about it. prop airplanes use fuel that has lead in it to this day.
I'm picturing like a metal Mario looking seal 🦭 is that accurate?
In any case you can now write a movie script and sell it whoever made sharknado. Credit me thou fam
fire up the gpt and spark up, let's knock it out. I've kinda been lookin out for some crippling debt opportunities 👉👈
Which was totally fine as long as the water wasn’t acidic, which mobilizes the lead
Writing this from Flint MI
In a cave, with a box of scraps!