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[Scott Manley] Why Do Planes Still Use Lead In Fuel 30 Years After Cars Stopped? (www.youtube.com)
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Scott usually focuses on spaceflight and aviation topics, but there is some nice chemistry overlap in this video.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

It's kind of funny that the chemtrail people were accidentally right.

[–] CodeInvasion 14 points 1 month ago

Except not, because only piston aircraft use leaded fuel. Turboprops and Jet Turbines use Jet Fuel which does not use lead.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

But they weren't....?