Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agoScientists issue dire warning: Microplastic accumulation in human brains escalatingwww.psypost.orgexternal-linkmessage-square100fedilinkarrow-up1338arrow-down16cross-posted to: [email protected]
arrow-up1332arrow-down1external-linkScientists issue dire warning: Microplastic accumulation in human brains escalatingwww.psypost.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 18 hours agomessage-square100fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·12 hours agoMore importantly, how are we getting them out?
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 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-up8·8 hours agoHaha that’s the neat part
minus-squareSuite404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 hours agoBloodletting is making a comeback!
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 hours agoI don’t think that’s an option, given that they keep increasing
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 hour agoThere’s bacteria that can eat plastics. Lets hope they don’t eat brain too.
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·12 hours agoAttach your brain to a 3D printer. Make some use of all that plastic and print your thoughts. /j
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