Submitted by thhbeard t3_yfkx0n in explainlikeimfive
focoloconoco t1_iu5w21f wrote
Thomas Midgley Jr. not only discovered the use of PB in gasoline to prevent misfiring cylinders by controlling the pressure, he also invented Freon, which went on to destroy some areas of the ozone layer.
Environmental historian J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley "had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history",[27]
browtfareyoudoing t1_iu8dghc wrote
If you ain’t first, yer last
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