23 points
Why did we ever put lead in gasoline? Now I have to live in this reality.
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5 points
But why lead? The creator even knew it was toxic and still allowed it to be used.
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9 points
Because the alternative was adding ethanol, which wasn’t patentable. The creator even got lead poisoning while developing it… then held a press conference where he washed his bare hands in it claiming he could do that safely everyday.