floofloof@lemmy.ca to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoWhy is the US ramping up production of plutonium ‘pits’ for nuclear weapons?www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square33fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down17
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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down4·10 months agoBecause, despite us removing the lead from the air, the world is going fucking crazy.
minus-squaretsonfeir@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·10 months agoOh, it’s still in the air… and in the water.
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down9·10 months agoFriendly reminder that Flint, Michegan still doesn’t have clean drinking water.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·edit-210 months agoJet Some planes still use leaded fuel unfortunately.
minus-squareSheeEttin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·edit-210 months agoJets do not. They usually use Jet A, basically kerosene. It’s piston engines that use leaded gasoline (avgas).
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoDoh! Corrected. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-was-phased-out-25-years-ago-why-are-n1264970
minus-squareTWeaK@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoFurthermore leaded gas is currently being phased out of general aviation also, at least in the US (others will likely follow).
Because, despite us removing the lead from the air, the world is going fucking crazy.
Oh, it’s still in the air… and in the water.
Friendly reminder that Flint, Michegan still doesn’t have clean drinking water.
JetSome planes still use leaded fuel unfortunately.Jets do not. They usually use Jet A, basically kerosene. It’s piston engines that use leaded gasoline (avgas).
Doh! Corrected.
https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-was-phased-out-25-years-ago-why-are-n1264970
Furthermore leaded gas is currently being phased out of general aviation also, at least in the US (others will likely follow).
Maybe if you’re posting from 1990.