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minus-squareapfelwoiSchoppenlinkfedilinkarrow-up37·22 days agoFun fact: can openers were invented after the can. Which makes sense in a way, but for a while opening one was the wild west.
minus-squareChicoSuavelinkfedilinkarrow-up15·22 days agoEarly cans were also sealed with lead solder and often lined with lead to stop corrosion. The invention of the can opener at that stage would have made the inventory of tinning look like Thomas Midgley Jr.
minus-squareTomtits@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 days agoHe’s responsible for poisoning the whole world pretty much. On a lighter note, it led me down this rabbit hole https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_invention
Fun fact: can openers were invented after the can. Which makes sense in a way, but for a while opening one was the wild west.
Early cans were also sealed with lead solder and often lined with lead to stop corrosion. The invention of the can opener at that stage would have made the inventory of tinning look like Thomas Midgley Jr.
He’s responsible for poisoning the whole world pretty much.
On a lighter note, it led me down this rabbit hole
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_inventors_killed_by_their_own_invention