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[–] TehBamski@lemmy.world 55 points 1 day ago

My gawd! This whole situation makes so much more sense to me now.

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I wonder what unforeseen consequences await our micro plastic brains!

[–] shane@feddit.nl 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)
[–] shane@feddit.nl 2 points 22 hours ago

If I remember the episode correctly, the study looked at secondary chemicals in the brain, but there are other explanations for them, which are more plausible.

[–] favoredponcho@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago

Lead poisoning

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world -5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ain't nothing wrong with drinking from the water hose

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 17 hours ago) (2 children)

Well, no, but its not the hose that's the problem - it was the lead pipes.

Edit: apparently the hoses had lead too

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago

Also many cheap hoses have lead in them that leach into the water. Lead in hoses help keep them bendy in the cold.

[–] foodandart@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

The devil we always were taught about was the leaded paint that was peeling and oxidizing on the ceilings. Lead white to this day is still a nightmare for anyone doing restoration work on older homes. Not even painter's bane - calcimite (calcium white) is as problematic and THAT shit makes me want to scream and pull my hair out when I encounter it.

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[–] its_kim_love@lemmy.blahaj.zone -1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And public water is even worse now in most of America.

[–] shane@feddit.nl 5 points 22 hours ago

Citation needed.

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