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[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 70 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'd cheer to this but I put my nuts in a meatgrinder if these balls aren't as full of microplastics as my braincells

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

It's almost assured that your brain isn't filled with microplastics. The study that claimed that was pretty flawed. As usual the sensational got media attention but the refuting studies did not.

[–] mEEGal@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

I guess I can take apart the meatgrinder then

nuts dangling with reflief

[–] oxideseven@lemmy.ca 1 points 12 hours ago

It's for the best. You're nuts... will... thank you, I guess?

[–] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 day ago

That's exactly my first thought. Whenever I see upcycled things that will just break down into microplastics in nature, I wince.

[–] Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net 12 points 1 day ago

Your nuts are also full of microplastics