You used to be able to buy leaded 110 gas as Sunoco in the early 2000's. It would make your exhaust tips turn white and had a sort of candy like smell when combusted.

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Faaak 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

AFAIK that's why leaded paint is bad for children: it tastes sweet so they continue licking it/eating the chips of paint that fall off the wall

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latexr 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You’re conjuring an image of children licking walls, but just the dust from the flaking paint chips is harmful.

https://www.cdc.gov/lead-prevention/prevention/paint.html

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ljlolel 22 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

It’s why they added it to wine

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t1234s 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Water from lead pipes must have tasted amazing

	▲	titzer 31 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Ancient Romans used lead as a sweetener. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/sugar-of-lead-a-...

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justin66 34 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can still buy the same stuff at an airport or race track.

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bluedino 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

You can buy it online from Sunoco

https://petroleumservicecompany.com/sunoco-supreme-112-octan...

I think they only sell the unleaded race gas at the pumps now but I may be wrong.

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grubbs 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I remember people with various "tunes" at the racetrack would run this stuff. It definitely smelled like candy!

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myself248 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wait 'til you learn about avgas!