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0 pointsHeatrayEnjoyer1y ago0 comments

Why lead?

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martin84121y ago· 1 in thread

They use lead pipes in the UK. Why I don't know, but I guess it's got some properties that make it ideal for keeping water where it's supposed to be.

throwaway220321y ago

FWIW it has been illegal to use lead piping in the UK for at least 50 years now. Of course it's still in older properties.

x0x01y ago

It's an easily workable metal, and apparently the easiest way to seal the hole made when they empty the vacuum chamber and / or produce certain welds.

https://www.wired.com/story/stanley-cup-lead-soldering/

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