What is the chemical symbol for lead?
Correct answer: Pb

Taramaiden
PB is a contraction of the Latin word Plumbum, which is what Lead was called. In modern Italian, it's Piombo.

* Seshati *
Today we are using carcinogenic make up additives, fake tanning, bleaching skin, nipping & tucking ... so not much has changed lol except of course the use of powdered lead.

Player UK OK
RankLynx65903, and a plumber was a lead worker

Chezikeets
what price beauty

SOOTI
Taramaiden, and because of lead pipes it's where we get the word plumber

Player #967045
Hhh46za, The Pb symbol comes from the Latin word Plumbum, leading to the weight on a string used to identify a vertical called a Plumb line

Hhh46za
Excellent question

DaveGundërsen
Player UK OK, right. Old plumbing systems were comprised of lead

Player #25874027
Chezikeets,
With all that weight on the face no wonder most of the old portraits don’t show women smiling

EcoGal
A lead pipe is also one of the murder weapons in the game Clue.

Alpha
Taramaiden, Plumbum metal in early days used as

Paul
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Wendy Z
Taramaiden, thanks for adding that. The explanation that was written told nothing at all about why lead is Pb.

Lucybird
wileycoyote, It’s Led Zepplin.

Player #4983615
Taramaiden, thank you so much for the info. You read my question directly from my mind.

Player #24460218
Player ShellSeller, Mary was Elizabeth's cousin not sister.Mary's mother was sister of Henry viii

MeulemansF
Cannot have been a very healthy habit!

* Seshati *
Taramaiden, thanks for the added info, this should have also been in blurb.

Player camping grann
SuperficialSpark2, k

SuperficialSpark2
Thanks, RankLynx.

quicksilver
Player UK OK, to get my journeyman's license in early 70's, I had to hand wipe (hot seal) a 3" lead joint

Player #5513970
Omg. I think I will stay as I am

Player #4047702
Glad to know about the beauty benefit of lead.