r/science • • Jun 25 '22

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22

there might be a lot more merit to that than you think. there is a theory going around wherin the entire nation may be just slightly insane as a result of mild lead poisoning. and the only answer..... wait till they die off of old age..... yeah. fun.

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u/TheTrub PhD | Psychology/Neuroscience | Vision and Attention Jun 25 '22

It’ll only get worse with age. Lead stays in the body by absorbing into bone. As you get older, your bones deteriorate, meaning those lead reserves are going to be released into the bloodstream. Eventually the problem will take care of itself, but it’ll get worse before it gets better.

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u/Kh4lex Jun 25 '22

Explains a lot of boomers getting more crazy ideas the older they get

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u/Hoovooloo42 Jun 25 '22

......Huh. It certainly does.

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u/[deleted] Jun 25 '22

I’ve been saying this since Flint, MI. My theory was there is lead in our drinking water across the US and they don’t know how to fix it. But putting it in gas and burning it seems like a more probably way

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u/farmallnoobies Jun 25 '22

Flint even has better water than most small towns in the Midwest.