Comments on: The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/ Fascinating true stories from science, history, and psychology since 2005 Sat, 04 Dec 2021 22:07:24 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73682 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 02:00:54 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73682 Chris:

Thanks for the new information – good stuff.

]]> By: Chrisl300 https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73680 Tue, 02 Feb 2021 17:26:51 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73680 After his work on adding lead to gasoline he started on a new project looking at refrigeration and came up with CFCs which were also used in aerosol cans. Later they were found to be destroying the ozone layer.

He developed Polio which left him severely disabled. He invented a system of ropes and pulleys to get himself out of bed. In 1944, at the age of 55, he became entangled in the device and died of strangulation.

It seems like everything he touched ended in failure!

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73623 Thu, 10 Dec 2020 03:32:55 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73623 Back again.

]]> By: Anonymousx2 https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73583 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 02:12:59 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73583 Almost a year.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73582 Fri, 13 Nov 2020 02:12:13 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73582 Over a year later, I am returned.

]]> By: Anonymousx2 https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73159 Tue, 10 Dec 2019 02:54:12 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73159 I am returned one year later.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-73014 Thu, 26 Sep 2019 00:54:05 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-73014 This is a popular article.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-72929 Thu, 22 Aug 2019 00:54:17 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-72929 And yet again.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-72889 Tue, 16 Jul 2019 01:07:45 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-72889 And again.

]]> By: JarvisLoop https://www.damninteresting.com/the-ethyl-poisoned-earth/#comment-72875 Sat, 29 Jun 2019 01:45:21 +0000 https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=932#comment-72875 I just keep coming back.

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