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Indeed. I live in Chicago. Several years back, mid-winter, we suddenly had a geyser in the middle of our courtyard: burst pipe. Called in experts, and severa
by eigenhombre 3y ago
Indeed. I live in Chicago. Several years back, mid-winter, we suddenly had a geyser in the middle of our courtyard: burst pipe. Called in experts, and several hours and one coffin-sized hole in our yard later, we had running water again. I asked them for the 10" / 25 cm spliced-out bit of pipe, and still have it -- it is amazingly heavy, and definitely lead.
- twelve40 3y agobut it's surely not rocket science to determine the effects of it, right? it's either so bad that a civilization can die from it, or decidedly not? especially if it's been used in recent times in Chicago, which didnt go extinct like Rome. So I'm not sure why this theory always gets reluctantly dragged along, it's either true or false.
- eigenhombre 3y agoThe jury is still out on Chicago going extinct :-) though I see your point, and I wonder how serious the problem actually is. TIL: the danger depends on your water chemistry[1], which I expect is monitored in cities like Chicago. [1] https://www.treehugger.com/lead-in-water-pipes-4018249 https://www.treehugger.com/lead-in-water-pipes-4018249