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So, Thomas Midgley Jr., the guy behind both leaded gasoline and CFCs, has been described as having "an instinct for the regrettable that was almost uncanny". As a fun fact, after being disabled by polio, he came up with a system of ropes and pulleys to get himself out of bed...that he ended up getting caught in leading to his death by strangulation. "An instinct for the regrettable" indeed.
Incidentally, can I just say how much I hate that the Veritasium video about him says "accidentally" in the title. Like, no. That bastard went out and claimed he could pour TEL all over himself and sniff it every day without ill effect after both being warned about the whole lead poisoning thing and suffering lead poisoning himself. "Accidentally", my ass. He knew damn well what he was doing.