• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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      1 month ago

      Just hopping on here in case it’s not well known, he’s eating off of a pewter dish. Pewter reacts with the acids in tomatoes to release bioavailable lead, causing lead poisoning if done long term. Lead poisoning makes you more violent and oppositional, as well as stupider.

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          1 month ago

          Pewter (silver +lead) used to be really popular because it was easier to work and more resilient than 100% silver. At least until we figured out it was leaching lead into food.

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        1 month ago

        It’s a tie between that scene and Kevin Spacey eating a banana in K-Pax. That’s a deeply disturbing scene and not because Spacey is a perv.