how did anyone ever think putting tetraethyllead in fuel that was to be burned and dispersed in the atmosphere was a good idea
-F

@Felthry my guess is, as with most innovations that do more harm than good, they didn't. They just saw a solution to a problem that was costing money, and implemented it without any thought to any harmful side effects

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