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Offline sam

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Dec. 9, 1921: Get the Lead In … Gasoline
« on: December 09, 2009, 02:20 »
http://www.wired.com/thisdayintech/2009/12/1209leaded-gasoline-tested?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+wired%2Findex+(Wired%3A+Index+3+(Top+Stories+2))

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1921: Researchers find that adding a small amount of tetraethyl lead to gasoline eliminates engine knock. Generations of children and refinery workers will suffer from lead exposure.
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Re: Dec. 9, 1921: Get the Lead In … Gasoline
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2009, 08:13 »
I worked at a refinery.   ;D

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Re: Dec. 9, 1921: Get the Lead In … Gasoline
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2009, 10:49 »
Clearly not a social one, Clive. ;)
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