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[–] Mikufan@ani.social 30 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Diabetes and high blood pressure have negative effects on the cognitive abilitys... So blame this all on Fast food and the asshole that put lead in gasoline.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

My hot take: if you were alive while lead was legally allowed in gasoline, you shouldn't be allowed to be in office.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Hot take, you aren't allowed to vote for the first 18 years... You shouldn't be for the last as well. And same goes for presidency, is it 30 or 40? Anyway same there.

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Mikufan@ani.social 5 points 1 year ago

So 35 min and by statistic (~80 years lifespan) 45 max

Sounds ok to me.

[–] Censored@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

It should be 35-65 for the President. Which means the last time they can run is when they are 61.

[–] GenosseFlosse@lemmy.nz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Leaded gasoline is still used as aviation fuel.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Conveniently enough, aircraft are mostly in the sky where the general population isn't exposed to their exhaust, and most people don't own an airplane or handle aviation fuel

[–] GenosseFlosse@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are still people living around airfields, where the engines idle waiting for a runway, or run at full throttle furing takeoff.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz -4 points 1 year ago

Are you seriously this thick or are you just pretending?

[–] Censored@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Where do you think the lead goes? Is it lighter than air? Will it float higher? Or will it fall?

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz -2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Do you think there's nearly as much lead exposure from aviation fuel for older prop planes compared to literally all ground cars using leaded fuel?

[–] Censored@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Of course not. Why would you think I'm trying to make that point?

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

the asshole that put lead in gasoline.

Given the knowledge of the time it increased performance and fuel economy. It wasn't until decades later we realized it was horrible to humans and we started to phase it out.

I mean, asbestos was seen as a "wonder" material for a long time before we understood how terrible it was. Hell they used asbestos snow in wizard of oz.

[–] Mikufan@ani.social 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nah the inventor himself knew it, the guy knew. The dangers of lead where well known at that point.

[–] YtA4QCam2A9j7EfTgHrH@infosec.pub 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thomas Midgley was a fucking piece of shit who absolutely 100% knew and lied about it to everyone. He is the same piece of shit who invented ozone layer destroying CFCs. Absolute monster of a person.

[–] ChowJeeBai@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Censored@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Undoubtedly a fan of Ayn Rand.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Ancient greeks and romans knew both lead and asbestos caused health issues though