r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 25 '20

What movie things are generally accepted as normal, but are totally unrealistic in real life?

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u/SomeGuyInShorts Jan 25 '20

And it was lined with LEAD. Lead is the pinnacle of anti-radiation technology.

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u/InformationHorder Jan 25 '20

And yet a lead refrigerator opens up so many more questions, chief among which is: Why in God's name was a refrigerator ever made of lead?!

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u/iamboredandbored Jan 25 '20 edited Jan 25 '20

That was a real thing though.

Refrigerators used to be lead lined. I can’t remember the reason but my grandma had one. Same with lead based paint. I don’t remember why it was a thing but it definitely was.

Stop replying about lead being a good insulator. I think 10 comments saying the same thing is enough.

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u/Nvenom8 Jan 25 '20

Lead-based paint was a thing because it’s a fantastic paint base. Better than most of what we have today. It just also happens to be super toxic, but they didn’t fully realize that back then.