Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agoScientists issue dire warning: Microplastic accumulation in human brains escalatingwww.psypost.orgexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1337arrow-down1external-linkScientists issue dire warning: Microplastic accumulation in human brains escalatingwww.psypost.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 hours agomessage-square102fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12arrow-down1·13 hours agoLmfao We’re totally boned. How the fuck are micro plastics getting into the brain?
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·13 hours agoMore importantly, how are we getting them out?
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 hours agoMost plastic melts at between 200°C and 320°C. So… Uh. Let’s fire up those ovens, baby. I suggest we start with Dupont and 3M executives to field test the removal process - since they’re cool with testing their products on us. Additional suggestions encouraged. Coke-Amatil? Tyre manufacturers?
minus-squareMicroplasticbrain@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 hours agoHaha that’s the neat part
minus-squareSuite404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoBloodletting is making a comeback!
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 hours agoI don’t think that’s an option, given that they keep increasing
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThere’s bacteria that can eat plastics. Lets hope they don’t eat brain too.
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·13 hours agoAttach your brain to a 3D printer. Make some use of all that plastic and print your thoughts. /j
Lmfao
We’re totally boned.
How the fuck are micro plastics getting into the brain?
Via our blood
More importantly, how are we getting them out?
Most plastic melts at between 200°C and 320°C. So… Uh. Let’s fire up those ovens, baby.
I suggest we start with Dupont and 3M executives to field test the removal process - since they’re cool with testing their products on us.
Additional suggestions encouraged. Coke-Amatil? Tyre manufacturers?
Haha that’s the neat part
Bloodletting is making a comeback!
I don’t think that’s an option, given that they keep increasing
There’s bacteria that can eat plastics. Lets hope they don’t eat brain too.
Attach your brain to a 3D printer. Make some use of all that plastic and print your thoughts. /j