Once celebrated, an inventor's breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters (opens in new tab)

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10 pointsraphar1y ago1 comments

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I give him more of a pass on CFCs, for lead he was actively claiming it was safe despite knowing for a fact (to the extent that he avoided it whenever possible) that it was incredibly dangerous.

Then he died by getting strangled in a traction bed thingy of his own creation.

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Once celebrated, an inventor's breakthroughs are now viewed as disasters (opens in new tab)

(cnn.com)

10 pointsraphar1y ago1 comments

1 comments

olliej1y ago

I give him more of a pass on CFCs, for lead he was actively claiming it was safe despite knowing for a fact (to the extent that he avoided it whenever possible) that it was incredibly dangerous.

Then he died by getting strangled in a traction bed thingy of his own creation.

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