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gigastasio@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

To all the people who are about to excitedly post about the proper use of the word ‘Freon,’ and explain refrigerants, I would like to preemptively say: stfu nerd.

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rImITywR@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.

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- WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  …stfu nerd
  
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- Aqarius@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  I think you’re mixing him up with en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
  
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  - rImITywR@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of
    
    Environmental historian J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”
    
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- icelimit@lemmy.ml ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  That’s in hindsight. But his inventions are by their own right, significant advancements.
  
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ikidd@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
I raise you one HyperSpacePirate and say good day.

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skankhunt42@lemmy.ca ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
Mom?

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