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Re: Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air

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Post by hnbad » Sat, Mar 29, 2025, 10:09 AM UTC

Xiol32 wrote: post #12

Break down into what? Is this also going to end up in my testicles?

If you're worrying about microplastics in your testicles, you're still underestimating how much plastic is in your body. Literally infants will already have microplastic in their blood at birth.

Re: Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air

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Post by 082349872349872 » Mon, Mar 31, 2025, 8:35 AM UTC

gsf_emergency_2 wrote: post #110

gsf_emergency_2 wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Til: "pap"- early kiki/bouba, semantic shift Triple point: Myanmar Memento mori 天命靡常 “刑天与帝至此争神，帝断其首，葬之常羊之山，乃以乳为目，以脐为口，操干戚以舞。”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Popa https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/pap#Etymology_2

wonder if it's salient that /b/ and /p/ are both labials...

Lagniappe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knigh...

Re: Scientists break down plastic using a simple, inexpensive catalyst and air

#113

Post by gsf_emergency_2 » Tue, Apr 01, 2025, 2:04 AM UTC

082349872349872 wrote: post #112

gsf_emergency_2 wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Popa https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/pap#Etymology_2

wonder if it's salient that /b/ and /p/ are both labials... Lagniappe: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knigh...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Headless_men#Etymology

A exchange game to placeholder..