To all the people who are about to excitedly post about the proper use of the word ‘Freon,’ and explain refrigerants, I would like to preemptively say: stfu nerd.
Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.
Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of
Environmental historian J. R. McNeill opined that Midgley “had more adverse impact on the atmosphere than any other single organism in Earth’s history”
To all the people who are about to excitedly post about the proper use of the word ‘Freon,’ and explain refrigerants, I would like to preemptively say: stfu nerd.
Fun fact about Freon: its inventor, Charles Kettering also invented leaded gasoline. I’ve seen him referred to as the single organism with the largest negative environmental impact in history.
I think you’re mixing him up with https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
Yeah, I think you’re right. His page even has the quote I was thinking of
…stfu nerd
That’s in hindsight. But his inventions are by their own right, significant advancements.
I raise you one HyperSpacePirate and say good day.
Mom?