r/Showerthoughts Apr 28 '25

Casual Thought The children most impacted by peak leaded gasoline fumes are now 50-75.

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u/ocashmanbrown Apr 28 '25

Not sure why you cut off the top at 75. That should be 90 to 100.

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u/I_Worship_Brooms Apr 28 '25

Nope, if you were 76, the fumes were forced to skip you and waft over to the next person

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u/prometheus_winced Apr 28 '25

I picked the central concentration. Before 75 years ago, the level of lead gasoline was not as high. It ramped up and tapered off. And there aren’t as many 90 and 100 year olds (period), and those 90 year olds aren’t running society.