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Inventions Quiz
From the RockAuto newsletter:
What do tetraethyl lead (octane booster) and dichlorodifluoromethane (R-12 refrigerant) have in common? A. They eventually faced worldwide bans. B. Their research and development was done at General Motors. C. Cornell mechanical engineering graduate, Thomas Midgley Jr., was responsible for both of them. D. All the above
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06-21-2024, 12:34 PM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
Answer D
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06-21-2024, 01:57 PM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
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06-21-2024, 02:32 PM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
Was going to guess D, but I'll check off C, in his garage. WW ban? Seems awfully bigly. I suppose they could do that, by cutting off the development. What do I know; currently explaining to an old lab I'll be gone twice as long this time, and why it's twice as long.
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06-21-2024, 10:40 PM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
I am going to add Option E:
 If I do ??? Then I will join Dale in the Corner.    
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06-21-2024, 11:33 PM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
I haven't searched about what other things that the guy developed that solved engineering problems, and remained in use. Must have done some good?
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06-22-2024, 08:59 AM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
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Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
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06-22-2024, 09:45 AM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
And now you know the rest of the story!
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06-22-2024, 11:25 AM
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Re: Inventions Quiz
Answer: D. All the above
"Brilliant but unfortunate Midgley was ultimately strangled by a device he invented to help himself get in and out of bed. Source: www.hemmings.com/stories/..." Bizarre, huh?
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