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Thrift Tips #1: Save Money by Eating Poison (hexbear.net)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

lots of products that are sold by weight have been found to have lead added to them to cheat the scales including food such as cinnamon recalled last month

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Lead can't possibly be cheaper than iron or sawdust or something

[–] [email protected] 19 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lead is one of the cheapest metals by density.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 6 months ago

Also one of the heaviest by volume.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

A quick google suggests lead is about 1/3 the price of iron ore. Nickel is around the same as lead, but it's only about 3/4 as dense.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

It's also added for sweetness and coloring sometimes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Ford pinto cost benefit analysis moment