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by gwd 241 days ago
I mean, apparently the inventor of lead additive to gasoline used to pour the chemical over his hands to demonstrate how safe it was -- even though he knew it was actually quite toxic. So there are people who will knowingly give themselves small doses of poison to keep the money flowing.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IV3dnLzthDA&t=604s

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Fair enough - although this engineer didn't stand much to gain by impressing a bunch of 10 year olds.