PugJesus@lemmy.worldM to [Dormant] moved to !historyphotos@piefed.social@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoSouth African diamond miner being x-rayed at the end of his shift to prevent theft, 1954lemmy.worldimagemessage-square46linkfedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down110
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minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 years agoTbf. back then it was not uncommon to xray ones feet in a shoe store to see if the new shoes fit.
minus-squareLazaroFilm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoNow the state of California requires a warning label on shoes.
minus-squareSuccessful_Try543@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years agoIn this article you can find a photo.
minus-squareHubertManne@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoholy crap but makes sense. When I was a kid they did not initially use the lead covers and then later they did. Seems like between 70 and 80 they started treating them much more seriously.
Tbf. back then it was not uncommon to xray ones feet in a shoe store to see if the new shoes fit.
Cause of cancer: too many shoes
Now the state of California requires a warning label on shoes.
WHAT!
In this article you can find a photo.
holy crap but makes sense. When I was a kid they did not initially use the lead covers and then later they did. Seems like between 70 and 80 they started treating them much more seriously.