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Re:What This Country Needs is an 18¢ Piece [pdf] by BenjiWiebe on Saturday December 16, 2023 @12:55PM (#38666303)
Aren't car batteries made out of lead, handguns out of steel, and phones made out of plastic, fiberglass (PCBs), and random other assorted stuff?

(Even gunmetal which used to be used instead of steel is listed as only 2-4% zinc)

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Re:What This Country Needs is an 18¢ Piece [pdf] by khrbrt on Saturday December 16, 2023 @01:22PM (#38666503)
It's a Simpsons reference :)

https://youtu.be/U1iCZpFMYd0?si=EHnRdnuKjoOvjuCP

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Re:What This Country Needs is an 18¢ Piece [pdf] by kalleboo on Saturday December 16, 2023 @10:16PM (#38670032)
Which itself is a reference to an old sponsored educational reel, made familiar by MST3K https://youtu.be/FkUVn0JiTz8
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