Saturday, October 15, 2022

History's Deadliest Colors


 

People have always treasured bright, true, and lasting pigments to give color to... well, everything. It's only been relatively recently that their chemical nature became closely studied and regulated. Before that, way too many people have died because of our search for pretty colors. This TED-Ed lesson looks at white, green, and orange and how deadly they once were. (via Nag on the Lake)   



1 comment:

newton said...

Older classic Fiesta Ware dishes were made with radioactive glazes:

https://www.thoughtco.com/how-radioactive-is-fiesta-ware-608648#: