Lead part 3.
Ever since the fire arms were invented, lead is being used to make those deadly bullets. More controversies are settled by this heavy metal rather than by the weighty arguments...be it a battle, a war or just a fight between two hostile gangs!
The one who is 'loaded' with more lead to spare, invariably wins. Does this make lead an "All bad and no good metal?"
In order to protect one's country, the military needs not only mettle but also the metal lead. Army can't exist without using lead. Various storage batteries require more than one third of the lead produced.
In an engine, the gasoline is compressed before it is ignited. Greater the compression, higher the efficiency of the engine! But when thus compressed the gasoline tends to detonate even before ignition.An 'Anti Knock' is added to prevent these detonations.
One gram of Tetra Ethyl Lead added to one liter of gasoline is the Anti Knock.The mixture is dyed pink to denote that it is poisonous. Anti Knock is by no means an unmixed blessing either!
Tons of lead poisons are discharged into the atmosphere by the vehicles, along with the other exhausts. Traces of lead can be found even in the remote Arctic snow- far from the maddening traffic.This will continue unless and until another suitable non- poisonous alternative is discovered.
dearVR!
really scared after reading your detailed article even though i am aware of pollution caused by vehicles.
withregards,
guruvayurappan
Mrs. Visa,
sorry not been on any of the threads here, loved your presentation of the flowers and the golden triangle etc.. hope all is well.. I just saw your new photo.. You look so majestic, not sure if you have given up coloring your hair.. anyway, take care..
lots of love
Bushu
Dear Subha,
Happy Mother's Day!
I am sure to miss you when you are not around.
I have been thinking about you and what was keeping you busy for such long periods!
The moment I saw the cascade of likes, I KNEW it was you golden hand behind all those likes! :bump2:
All is well here. I plan to catch up with the news round up of the past month in my new thread, "Think it over!" in G.D.
It is a Triveni Sangamam, a confluence of the three threads
Points to ponder, Life is like that and Quotable quotes (which will get completed if a few more days).
Hope your son in law and daughter are doing fine.
Any more interesting videos presented by Vasudevan Krishnan ???
Take care dear. Don't be absent for too long!
P.S. I finally got a chance to make my photo look like me
instead of my HAVING to look like my photo taken 10 years ago!
So I have became majestic paatti!!! :happy:
I have been blessed with my third grandchild - second grandson- whose name has been coined from my initials.
His name is VARUN. :dance: