Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoScientists issue dire warning: Microplastic accumulation in human brains escalatingwww.psypost.orgexternal-linkmessage-square152fedilinkarrow-up1216arrow-down17cross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
arrow-up1209arrow-down1external-linkScientists issue dire warning: Microplastic accumulation in human brains escalatingwww.psypost.orgSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square152fedilinkcross-posted to: progressivepolitics@lemmy.world
minus-squarepeoplebeproblems@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoLmfao We’re totally boned. How the fuck are micro plastics getting into the brain?
minus-squareTikiporch@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 days agoMore importantly, how are we getting them out?
minus-squarepulsewidth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days 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-up2·4 days agoHaha that’s the neat part
minus-squaressillyssadass@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoThere’s bacteria that can eat plastics. Lets hope they don’t eat brain too.
minus-squareZacryon@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoAttach your brain to a 3D printer. Make some use of all that plastic and print your thoughts. /j
minus-squareQuadhammer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agoYou crazy son of a bitch. Im in
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
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
You crazy son of a bitch. Im in