▲ 69 ▼ It is amazing how many adults never really made it past their terrible twos. (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/showerthoughts@sh.itjust.works 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works [S] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I've been wondering why I'm not a fucking genius. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The dude who first thought to put lead in gasoline is genuinely responsiblw for so much harm. I hate him passionately. How much easier would my differential equations course be if he never did that? /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) The guy who put lead in it (Thomas Midgley), came up with a few solutions. Ethanol was actually the better additive for the task (stopping engine knock), but General Motors couldn’t patent the use of ethanol so they ended up going with lead. Midgley even knew lead poisoning was dangerous and had poisoned himself by accident previously. Much like climate change, the companies didn’t care. Blame him for selling it as safe, but the real blame lays with General Motors and capitalism for wanting to make sure only they could profit off of the solution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) After working at General Motors he'd go on to bring safe refrigeration to the world by finding a safe replacement for previous refrigerants, ammonia and propane. Decades later, we'd find out that his CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. Dude basically had the worst effect on the atmosphere ever brought on by a single person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago The face you make when all your interests are detrimental to humanity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anonymousclimber@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Nominated for pun of the year. It was a solution (aqueous lead) and they did profit off of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago It always comes back to capitalism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The dude who first thought to put lead in gasoline is genuinely responsiblw for so much harm. I hate him passionately. How much easier would my differential equations course be if he never did that? /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) The guy who put lead in it (Thomas Midgley), came up with a few solutions. Ethanol was actually the better additive for the task (stopping engine knock), but General Motors couldn’t patent the use of ethanol so they ended up going with lead. Midgley even knew lead poisoning was dangerous and had poisoned himself by accident previously. Much like climate change, the companies didn’t care. Blame him for selling it as safe, but the real blame lays with General Motors and capitalism for wanting to make sure only they could profit off of the solution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) After working at General Motors he'd go on to bring safe refrigeration to the world by finding a safe replacement for previous refrigerants, ammonia and propane. Decades later, we'd find out that his CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. Dude basically had the worst effect on the atmosphere ever brought on by a single person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago The face you make when all your interests are detrimental to humanity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anonymousclimber@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Nominated for pun of the year. It was a solution (aqueous lead) and they did profit off of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago It always comes back to capitalism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 years ago (3 children) The guy who put lead in it (Thomas Midgley), came up with a few solutions. Ethanol was actually the better additive for the task (stopping engine knock), but General Motors couldn’t patent the use of ethanol so they ended up going with lead. Midgley even knew lead poisoning was dangerous and had poisoned himself by accident previously. Much like climate change, the companies didn’t care. Blame him for selling it as safe, but the real blame lays with General Motors and capitalism for wanting to make sure only they could profit off of the solution. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) After working at General Motors he'd go on to bring safe refrigeration to the world by finding a safe replacement for previous refrigerants, ammonia and propane. Decades later, we'd find out that his CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. Dude basically had the worst effect on the atmosphere ever brought on by a single person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago The face you make when all your interests are detrimental to humanity. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Anonymousclimber@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Nominated for pun of the year. It was a solution (aqueous lead) and they did profit off of it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago It always comes back to capitalism permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 child) After working at General Motors he'd go on to bring safe refrigeration to the world by finding a safe replacement for previous refrigerants, ammonia and propane. Decades later, we'd find out that his CFCs were destroying the ozone layer. Dude basically had the worst effect on the atmosphere ever brought on by a single person. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago The face you make when all your interests are detrimental to humanity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago The face you make when all your interests are detrimental to humanity. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anonymousclimber@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Nominated for pun of the year. It was a solution (aqueous lead) and they did profit off of it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] humbletightband@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 years ago It always comes back to capitalism permalink fedilink source parent