• M0oP0o@mander.xyz
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    15 hours ago

    Ha, this reminds me of the death of the guy that gave the world lead poisoning.

    • MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works
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      8 hours ago

      He also invented CFCs, the chemical that nearly destroyed the earth’s protective ozone layer. Quite a guy.

      • Wahots@pawb.social
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        8 hours ago

        A one man environmental disaster. J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”