• limelight79@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    Ever see one of the arguments on Facebook about removing lead in aviation fuel?

    Half of the comments unintentionally demonstrate why removing lead is a good idea. It’s really amusing, or would be if it wasn’t so sad. “The lead is distributed over a wide area! It’s not a problem!”

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      15 hours ago

      And aviation fuel is not even taxed usually :/ we are so dumb. Meanwhile so many dismantled train and tram tracks all over

    • grimpy@lemmy.myserv.one
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      14 hours ago

      “the ocean is so big, it can easily accommodate the itty bitty nuclear waste from these minuscule Fukushima meltdowns!”