why 60-40 solder?
It wasn't lead pipes, it was "Lead Acetate", a toxic sweetener
made from lead.
Wasn't there also a problem with lead-based face makeup both
in Rome and also until modern times?
What about lead water pipes?
I've seen an ad from the '20s, from the Lead Institute (or something like
that), proclaiming how wonderful it was that the Roman Empire distributed
water through lead pipes!
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