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[Uncle Joe]

I was thinking about the fact that lead in petrol is said to be bad for the brain. When I was growing up, roads were trafficked by cars that used leaded petrol. Lets check and see what happened during the leaded days:

Man invented:
The aeroplane and the jet
The TV (first black and white, then colour)
Cars went from 10 mph to 200 mph
The first computers were born within the government
Invented the toaster and microwave
Shot the first people into space including a moon landing
Sent a deep space probe beyond our galaxy that kept working many years past its life expectancy
Thought up many TV shows and comic books that in some cases predicted the future (for instance early superman predicted the ability to fly at supersonic speeds that everyone said was impossible)
Broke the sound barrier - several times

Now for the people born after lead was removed from petrol.

Man invented:
Digital media (actually just expands on what was already being done)
TV has shows that show "reality" because there is no more imagination
Bigger jets... oh wait, that just expands what the others already did
Better TV colour.. oh, again, just improving what is already there
No space landings
Several botched planetary probes
A space station that still isn't complete but some say needs replacing
Car mileage... oh wait. Cars the size of my Chrysler still only get the same mileage. Not fair comparing a Smart to a 1965 7 litre plus car!

I'm still at a loss to work out how we jelly brained old people survived!

UJ

[dpr]

Only if you fall off the church roof as you lever it off.......

[Uncle Joe]

Isnt that the job of a Mother-in-Law? Then it wouldnt matter....

UJ

[pigtin]

Lead bad for the brain? I spent my formative years 1938 to 1957 living in Streatham High Road; nowdays I sometimes feel thick as two short planks... Should I blame the lead, or is it senile decay? Perhaps if I had grown up somewhere healthy I could have been prime minister.

[xkjaguar]

prime minister

if you are thick as too short planks don't set your sights so low

you could be president of the free world!!

[Uncle Joe]

Anybody can be a politician.....isnt it the only job that you dont need any formal education for?

UJ

[pigtin]

Where is this Free world you speak of XKjaguar. Perhaps you mean 'Lead free' world?

[clan chieftain]

The best invention in Lead Free days is......LEAD ADDITIVE
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[Jim.Walker]

[peter scott]

If you like horror stories then you must read this...

http://www.cs.radford.edu/~wkovarik/papers/kettering2.html#troubles
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon

[lowdrag]

Does this mean I have to stop playing with my lead soldiers and Hornby Dublo foot passengers and platforms staff? I well remember all the lead piping I grew up with yet I refused a job as a rocket scientist later. Well, it was with Jetex though

[Jim.Walker]

Read it I did Peter. I think it is 71marina's turn to repond now.
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Quote from my late Dad:- You only need a woman and a car and you have all the problems you
are ever likely to want". Computers had not been invented then!

[peter scott]

[Nic Jarman]

What about all the people that assemble circuit boards.
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1936 Morris 8 Series 1
1973 MGB roadster
1977 MG Midget 1500
Dax Rush

[peter scott]

I guess it was wasn't like the luminous watch dial painters who licked their brushes to get a good point. Most assemblers didn't lick their soldering irons to clean the tips.

Peter
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1939 SS Jaguar 2 1/2 litre saloon