BamberGasgroin t1_jec1oyi wrote on March 30, 2023 at 10:31 PM

And increasing violence and crime rates in the 20th century are associated with lead in fuel (the Lead-Crime Hypothesis) and Thomas Midgely Jr. being regarded as possibly the worst person who ever existed in regard to the Environment.

TheLimeyCanuck t1_jed57k5 wrote on March 31, 2023 at 3:34 AM

Midgely not only invented Ethyl, he also developed CFC refrigerants.

BamberGasgroin t1_jeda51s wrote on March 31, 2023 at 4:20 AM

Hence him being regarded as a one man natural disaster, but he did at least have the good grace to strangle himself with another of his inventions.

SuperSprocket t1_jeedhhd wrote on March 31, 2023 at 12:25 PM

What made him such a bastard is that he knew of the negative effects but did nothing for his own gain. No loss.