He is also, apparently, the reason we know the age of the earth.
So – there’s that.
I think the abbreviation CCP is already taken…
Maybe a different name would be best.
Why don’t we just leave out the middle name? We could just have Clair Patterson day, or CP day. Surely that wouldn’t confuse the internet, right?
Yikes… Maybe let’s just do “Patterson Day” :)
I like myself a good P day
Nooooope. Hmm. How about International Clair Patterson day, or ICP day? Surely there are no negative connotations for ICP in the scientific community
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Happy Make Inhaling Lead Forbidden Day.
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CCP means something very different on Lemmy lol
Yea all the commies are going to be disappointed after reading the text in the image
It’ll always be CCP Games, to me.
o7
What does it mean?
Chinese Communist Party
Cyrillic for SSR
Why are people celebrating his death day? Dude was born June 2nd, why not make that the holiday?
The day he died is the day we failed to celebrate him for the last time; we’re not celebrating we’re commemorating.
Why do Christians celebrate Good Friday, when we’re at it?
I do have a joke about that, but eight people have told me it’s in bad taste, so I had to stop telling it.
Hello, sorry I’m late. I am your audience for the poor taste/dark humour jokes.
When does the telling start?
I mean far more Christians celebrate Christmas than good Friday
Which is funny given the actual significance of that appropriated celebration.
Well – not to put a damper on things, but this year, on the 2nd of June, nearly 300 people died and over 1,200 people were injured in one of the most horrific train crashes in recent memory.
So that might be one reason why they didn’t want to mark it this year in particular.
It’s also the anniversary of the formation of the PLO and the coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Whether either of these matter to any given person I suppose depends on the person.
You can say something like this about every single date.
But then we have to wait for months :(
Let’s party now! 🎉 Woo hoo \o/
¿Porque no los dos?
Can we also take a minute to appreciate the guy that invented the lead additive and pushed for its adoption despite knowing the risks? I forgot his name but that fucker should live on in infamy.
Thomas Midgley, Jr.
Also invented CFCs (the stuff that put the hole in the ozone layer).
In his later years, he had limited mobility, so he designed a system of pulleys and levers to give him some degree of independence. Eventually, he was found strangled by his contraption.
Eventually, he was found strangled by his contraption.
Well it’s only fitting that one of his inventions should eventually be his downfall. Unfortunately it’s was the wrong one, and a little too late.
Thomas Midgley Jr.
He not only put lead in petrol but also CFCs in refrigerants. He killed the air and the ozone layer above.
Oh so this has nothing to do with that Chinese Communist Party pamphlet a petitioner handed out to me at the beach a couple weeks ago?
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Adding this to the list of grim yet sweet holidays only I celebrate.
Anyone else for Arkhipov day?
Just how many times did a Soviet officer refuse to start nuclear war, that’s #2 in this thread!
We owe some big debts to some random dude going “No I don’t think I will press the button that ends the world”.
Sure. Who or what is Arkhipov?
A guy who refused to end the world.
Ah right that guy. Thank you Vasiliy Arkhipov! o7
Let’s also remember Robert A. Kehoe who sell his soul to the lead industry to stop any changes. May he rest in piss 🙏
I shall include this similarly to Stanislav Petrov Day.
Hey, there’s been “an increasing decrease of violent crime,” y’all
Others have pointed out much better facts, but I’d like folks to note the top of this image: it says “reblogged by swarthysinner”, which I think is an awesome username.
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