John Buckeridge
@johnbuckeridge.bsky.social
I'm a materials physicist pretending to be a chemist and an engineer. I don't think anyone is convinced. Opinions mine. Corcaigh abú. (He/him)
Said to have "more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history". Worth reading about him!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_....
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Thomas Midgley Jr. - Wikipedia
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November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Said to have "more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth's history". Worth reading about him!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_....
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_....
but knew well it was dangerous, in fact suffered lead poisoning himself repeatedly. He poured TEL on his hands and inhaled it for 60 sec in a press conference to convince it was safe. He later worked in refrigeration and introduced chlorofluorocarbons as the working fluid, i.e. CFCs! Quite a guy 2/2
November 15, 2025 at 8:27 PM
but knew well it was dangerous, in fact suffered lead poisoning himself repeatedly. He poured TEL on his hands and inhaled it for 60 sec in a press conference to convince it was safe. He later worked in refrigeration and introduced chlorofluorocarbons as the working fluid, i.e. CFCs! Quite a guy 2/2
Nice! Vacuum fluctuations FTW
October 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Nice! Vacuum fluctuations FTW
Dracula La Land
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Dracula La Land
Congrats! I've loved this thread. Great seeing places I know well, know a little, know vaguely... and lots I have no clue about
October 11, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Congrats! I've loved this thread. Great seeing places I know well, know a little, know vaguely... and lots I have no clue about
Pure celtic tiger spirit. I can picture him holding a bottle of deep river rock while saying it
October 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Pure celtic tiger spirit. I can picture him holding a bottle of deep river rock while saying it
As an irish person living in the UK, even with kids identifying as english and irish, definitely not very keen on being forced to be literally a card-carrying brit!
September 25, 2025 at 7:13 PM
As an irish person living in the UK, even with kids identifying as english and irish, definitely not very keen on being forced to be literally a card-carrying brit!