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Thomas Midgley Jr.’s Deadly Inventions
Stuff You Missed in History Class
How to Get Rid of the Engine Knock Problem
Miley worked his way through the periodic table, trying one element after another. He was able to remove all the debris from his eye with repeated treatments over the course of about two weeks. Miley discovered that three cubic centimeters of tetrete lead per gallon of fuel would eliminate engine knock completely. But it also caused lead oxide deposits to form in the engine. Mingley again went back to the periodic table and this time he focused on florine,. specifically di chloro di floro methane. Megle's next problem to solve was refrigerant gas.
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