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In Romania they used to still use lead plumbing until the early 2000s! As a kid, I loved that stuff, so maleable, you could do so many things from it, and it me
by 4ad 12y ago
In Romania they used to still use lead plumbing until the early 2000s! As a kid, I loved that stuff, so maleable, you could do so many things from it, and it melted so easily. I loved to melt it and cast into into various shapes.
- johnward 12y agoI remember chewing on some lead fishing sinkers once or twice before my dad told me I was an idiot and playing with mercury one time when I broke a thermometer. I just wonder what "safe" things we use daily that we'll look back and say wtf were we thinking?
- ianlevesque 12y agoFlame retardant furniture and children's clothing is a likely candidate.
- Spooky23 12y agoLead pipes are very common in american cities for connecting residential service lines to water mains. Lead flux was also commonly used to seal drain pipes.
- mikeash 12y agoI'd thought that lead water pipes were safe due to mineral buildup that shields them, but apparently this is not universally the case. Quoth Wikipedia: "Unlike other parts of the world where lead pipes cause poisoning, the Roman water had so much calcium in it, that a layer of plaque prevented the water contacting the lead itself."
- shawabawa3 12y agoThe article mentions that it's safe (relatively?) with hard water, but not with soft water