• luciole (he/him)@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    We have no reason to laugh at ancient Rome’s unfortunate use of lead pots for cooking beverages and lead pipes for drinkable water. Down with plastics.

    • snooggums@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Lead pipes are fine for water unless some cheapo decides to change the water composition in a way that removes the thin layer that forms on the lead and keeps it from leeching into the water. We still have a ton of lead pipes not giving lead poisoning today.

      Plastics are like the ruined pipes.