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Why lead?

• martin8412 2y ago
  They use lead pipes in the UK. Why I don't know, but I guess it's got some properties that make it ideal for keeping water where it's supposed to be.
  • throwaway22032 2y ago
    FWIW it has been illegal to use lead piping in the UK for at least 50 years now. Of course it's still in older properties.
• x0x0 2y ago
  It's an easily workable metal, and apparently the easiest way to seal the hole made when they empty the vacuum chamber and / or produce certain welds. https://www.wired.com/story/stanley-cup-lead-soldering/ https://www.wired.com/story/stanley-cup-lead-soldering/