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What gifts that you received for Christmas this year are already in the trash? (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by Usernameblankface@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me, there were several dollar store trinkets that already broke, and one toy for my kids that was a huge sparkly styrofoam mess waiting to happen, so I threw it out rather than curse anyone else with it.

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[-] mvirts@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Lol so you threw it in the trash? 😹

[-] verysuchaccount@lemmy.world 27 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

It's a made-up story. Depleted uranium is a byproduct of uranium enrichment and places that do uranium enrichment aren't even going to talk to you unless you have a host of government licenses. Depleted uranium only has a few applications like:

Armor penetrating munitions
Counterweights for aeronautics
Ironically, as radiation shielding

This makes it very hard for collectors to obtain (it can take people years) and actual samples of DU are going to be more expense than regular uranium. The story makes as much sense as your grandmother buying cubic zirconia jewelry and being "scammed" with actual diamonds.

[-] profdc9@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Well, the DU could have been scavenged from spent munitions a warzone after it had obliterated something.

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 8 points 10 months ago

Nah, he threw it on the ground. DUH!

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

That's not my dad!

[-] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 10 months ago

That's a cell phone!

[-] blazeknave@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Thank goodness.. I feel in good company on this site age-wise, then I'll drop what I think is an obvious one and crickets

[-] Azal@pawb.social 4 points 10 months ago

woosh

[-] mvirts@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Yeah I feel like this is some kind of reference I'm missing

[-] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 10 points 10 months ago

Can a man truly be wooshed when he doesn't possess the required knowledge in the first place? I say not. This is an unjust woosh.

[-] Abird1620@sh.itjust.works 5 points 10 months ago

NAY I SAY! This man cannot be wooshed for such a folley! Truly unjust, as you say.

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