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We haven't come so far from the time of the Romans who drank from lead pipes. We're just wrestling with different chemicals and different physical, environmenta
by cryptica 2y ago
We haven't come so far from the time of the Romans who drank from lead pipes. We're just wrestling with different chemicals and different physical, environmental and social effects.
- nielsbot 2y agoIn fact we still have lead pipes. Supposedly the water we pipe through them is treated to cause the pipes to be inert. https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/lead-pipes-joe-biden/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/08/politics/lead-pipes-joe-biden...
- _DeadFred_ 2y agoJust phrase it as 'the government is providing poor people free mineral water instead of ordinary tap water' and it would get fixed instantly.