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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down2·8 days agoAdmiral Rickover famously did it with primary reactor coolant in front of Congress to start the nuclear navy… He knew it was dangerous, he knew it wasn’t healthy, but he knew he wouldn’t drop dead from it so he did it. I assume this was the same, and likely wasn’t even actual fracking fluid. As far as I know Rickover really drank primary coolant. It’s just insane that “drinking stuff to prove a point” has been a valid means of proving your point for decades.
minus-squarexmunklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 days agoAt least assholes use themselves as demos instead of elephants or other animals. Just your daily reminder that Thomas Edison was a fucking monster in addition to being a huge asshole.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 days agoRickover was 100% an asshole and I’ve cursed the name more than I can count. But they’re vastly different kinds of assholes.
Admiral Rickover famously did it with primary reactor coolant in front of Congress to start the nuclear navy…
He knew it was dangerous, he knew it wasn’t healthy, but he knew he wouldn’t drop dead from it so he did it.
I assume this was the same, and likely wasn’t even actual fracking fluid. As far as I know Rickover really drank primary coolant.
It’s just insane that “drinking stuff to prove a point” has been a valid means of proving your point for decades.
At least assholes use themselves as demos instead of elephants or other animals.
Just your daily reminder that Thomas Edison was a fucking monster in addition to being a huge asshole.
Rickover was 100% an asshole and I’ve cursed the name more than I can count.
But they’re vastly different kinds of assholes.