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Gen-X Being Called Out Of The Dugout To Be The Next Leftist Social Division Icon After Boomers?
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2022 Sep 25, 1:13pm 4,501 views 48 comments
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mell
2023 Mar 15, 9:03am
Tenpoundbass says
If you live and breathe closer to the ground it will affect you quite significantly, I've seen the data, plus modern gasoline is fine without it, sure they could always transition smoother, in a less knee-jerk fashion, but I stand by it being the right decision. Led paint and led toys of course is another big source of led poisoning. SF has plenty of old houses with old layers of led paint that's cracking off slowly, onto the floors etc. only to be ingested by babies and pets.
mell says
Good discussion. For the record I think unleaded gasoline was the right decision, not everything environmental agencies/projects come up with is bad.
It was a knee jerk over reaction to toxic building materials. Lead paint, and Asbestos caused such a stir, that the "The New Thing" back then was putting on show to clean up the act. Besides every time they go on one of these clean up tangents, people get filthy rich in the process. Lead is pretty heavy, so having lead in your exhaust, does not suspend lead particles in the air. It falls back to the ground in short order.
Kids were getting lead poisoning from putting lead painted toys in their mouths, and eating lead paint chips. Funny how when I was kid, and even to this day. Lead fishing sinkers don't have a warning to not crimp them with your teeth. Which when I was kid I crimped thousands of them with my ...
If you live and breathe closer to the ground it will affect you quite significantly, I've seen the data, plus modern gasoline is fine without it, sure they could always transition smoother, in a less knee-jerk fashion, but I stand by it being the right decision. Led paint and led toys of course is another big source of led poisoning. SF has plenty of old houses with old layers of led paint that's cracking off slowly, onto the floors etc. only to be ingested by babies and pets.
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richwicks
2023 Mar 15, 10:06am
richwicks
2023 Mar 15, 10:06am
Tenpoundbass says
There is literally no good reason to have lead in gasoline.
It was a knee jerk over reaction to toxic building materials. Lead paint, and Asbestos caused such a stir, that the "The New Thing" back then was putting on show to clean up the act. Besides every time they go on one of these clean up tangents, people get filthy rich in the process. Lead is pretty heavy, so having lead in your exhaust, does not suspend lead particles in the air. It falls back to the ground in short order.
There is literally no good reason to have lead in gasoline.
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HeadSet
2023 Mar 15, 11:13am
HeadSet
2023 Mar 15, 11:13am
Tenpoundbass says
No. The problem with leaded fuel is that it would ruin a catalytic converter. The catalytic converter was to take NO2 compounds out of the exhaust to stop photochemical smog. That worked very well, as those that remember the smog brown haze of old will attest.
It was a knee jerk over reaction to toxic building materials.
No. The problem with leaded fuel is that it would ruin a catalytic converter. The catalytic converter was to take NO2 compounds out of the exhaust to stop photochemical smog. That worked very well, as those that remember the smog brown haze of old will attest.
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HeadSet
2023 Mar 15, 11:18am
HeadSet
2023 Mar 15, 11:18am
richwicks says
In cars, yes, but in General Aviation piston engines that require over 100 octane, tetraethyl lead is still needed.
There is literally no good reason to have lead in gasoline.
In cars, yes, but in General Aviation piston engines that require over 100 octane, tetraethyl lead is still needed.
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richwicks
2023 Mar 15, 1:44pm
richwicks
2023 Mar 15, 1:44pm
HeadSet says
I know it's still used, but modifying the engine is the answer. It's not really needed.
richwicks says
There is literally no good reason to have lead in gasoline.
In cars, yes, but in General Aviation piston engines that require over 100 octane, tetraethyl lead is still needed.
I know it's still used, but modifying the engine is the answer. It's not really needed.
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HeadSet
2023 Mar 15, 2:25pm
HeadSet
2023 Mar 15, 2:25pm
richwicks says
Engineers have been trying for decades to do that. Unable so far.
modifying the engine is the answer.
Engineers have been trying for decades to do that. Unable so far.
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richwicks
2023 Mar 15, 2:44pm
richwicks
2023 Mar 15, 2:44pm
HeadSet says
It's a question of the cost of the engine.
Leaded gasoline is just a hack.
richwicks says
modifying the engine is the answer.
Engineers have been trying for decades to do that. Unable so far.
It's a question of the cost of the engine.
Leaded gasoline is just a hack.
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GreaterNYCDude
2023 Mar 15, 5:01pm
Part of it is thoes in power don't want to give it up.
The average age of your congressperson has increased every year since 1981
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/118th-congress-age-third-oldest-1789-rcna64117
The average age of your congressperson has increased every year since 1981
https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/118th-congress-age-third-oldest-1789-rcna64117
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"Favorite Leftist lie: The boomers destroyed everything
FACT: The "boomer way of doing things" was stopped completely right around 1985, at the latest 1990, and it has been ALL DOWNHILL SINCE. Boomers thought "made in Japan was crap" and even today, the old American tools when dug out and tested beat the quality of the new Japanese tools, and totally destroy anything from China. THE BOOMERS DID IT RIGHT.
They passed on enough common sense to the Gen-x'ers to make Gen-X the next target, that generation is targeted already. Boomers were the best America ever got, at a time when America was the best at EVERYTHING. It's no wonder the ire of the elite is pointed at the boomers now, and the so-called "elite" will proceed to blame everything they themselves did to destroy the United States on the boomers to make young america, which the "elite" have made clueless, hate its heritage. It's called "displacement", and it will serve well to make sure the old, great America never returns."
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