zarkanian@sh.itjust.works to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 4 months agoA Man Drank So Much Radium His Skull Literally Disintegratedwww.sciencealert.comexternal-linkmessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1212arrow-down14
arrow-up1208arrow-down1external-linkA Man Drank So Much Radium His Skull Literally Disintegratedwww.sciencealert.comzarkanian@sh.itjust.works to interestingasfuck@lemmy.world · 4 months agomessage-square30fedilink
minus-squaretoynbee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoMakes one wonder about the content of that “Radium Girls” book.
minus-squarenocturnelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·4 months agoIt is based on real people. Those girls are why many of the labor laws we have in the US exist.
minus-squareCitizenKong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·4 months agoAnd their jaws literally desintegrated. And they still had to fight for their bosses to change anything. Also, the non-toxic alternative was only slightly more expensive.
minus-squarenocturnelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoRadium paint was used on watches into the 70s despite what happened to the radium girls in the 20s-30s.
Makes one wonder about the content of that “Radium Girls” book.
It is based on real people. Those girls are why many of the labor laws we have in the US exist.
And their jaws literally desintegrated. And they still had to fight for their bosses to change anything. Also, the non-toxic alternative was only slightly more expensive.
Radium paint was used on watches into the 70s despite what happened to the radium girls in the 20s-30s.