1. 2012-05-08, 01:02 AM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #1071
    Othniel Edden
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    Default Re: Darths And Droids 2: Should've Gone to Naboo

    Quote Originally Posted by Kato View Post
    Well, I don't think lead is easy for anyone... (random claim from a guy who knows like three languages). It's 'Blei' in German... who the hell calls an element/metal plumbum anyway?
    It was used for their sewage pipes mostly. Hence the word plumber and lead being related
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gladstone
    Yeah, that was not one of their brighter long-term decisions.
    Actually there were far worse uses of it. Cheating merchants would use lead shavings to make their grain supplies weigh more, thus mixing it in with their food. Dementia was kinda common actually.
    Last edited by Othniel Edden; 2012-05-08 at 01:05 AM.
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