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This whistle fights fascists | How thousands of 3D-printed whistles are derailing ICE.
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this post was submitted on 09 Feb 2026
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Article isn't paywalled for me. Headline is ok. 3d printing a whistle supposedly costs under 5 cents. OTOH, that type of plastic might be less safe to put in your mouth.
Polylactic Acid (aka PLA) is a protein found in milk and corn. PLA filament is made from fermented corn starch.
They use PLA in several tea bags and coffee filters now.
... of course I research and avoid those. I'm not super paranoid about plastic, but boiling it and drinking it seems insane.
I'm just gonna leave this here.