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The guy that invented spent years bed-ridden because of it... yet he still went to trade shows to show it off

• afzalive 3mo ago
  And he also invented CFCs
• chistev 3mo ago
  He was bedridden because of Polio. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872443 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872443
• m4d 3mo ago
  Anytime Thomas Midgley Jr. pops up, I take the opportunity to re-listen to his episode on the Memory Palace. Wonderful bit of historical biography: https://thememorypalace.us/butterflies/ https://thememorypalace.us/butterflies/
• throw1234567891 3mo ago
  “What don’t kill you makes you more strong”.
  • none2585 3mo ago
    Genuinely trying to help - one would generally phrase this as "... makes you stronger".
    • throw1234567891 3mo ago
      It’s a direct quote. But you mean well.
      • none2585 3mo ago
        Well damn I'm sorry now I'm curious - a direct quote from what?
        • throw1234567891 3mo ago
          From a song, spelling is different but it does end with “makes you more strong”. Looks for broken, beaten, scared.
        • snypher 3mo ago
          Nietzsche wrote 'was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich stärk', don't worry about what that other robot is posting.
          • throw1234567891 3mo ago
            You being the other other robot?