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[-] Thoath@leminal.space 109 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Do you....drive a car? Rubber rubbing off from your tires onto the road is one of the main contribution (2nd highest) to ocean micro plastics as your tires are filled with them suspended in the tire...

[-] UsernameHere@lemy.lol 43 points 4 days ago
[-] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

And the majority of that is fishing nets. I’ll keep my printer thank you.

[-] SnotFlickerman 7 points 4 days ago

Aw man there goes my all polyester 70's wardrobe!

[-] UsernameHere@lemy.lol 12 points 4 days ago

That wardrobe will live on forever in our hearts and minds… in the form of microplastics.

[-] Flipper@feddit.org 21 points 4 days ago

Insert scroll of truth meme here.

Tires are made of rubber though.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 29 points 4 days ago

Tires have suspended micro plastics in the rubber, and small particles of rubber are still under the 'micro plastics' umbrella as a synthetic plastic polymer, glad you have such an understanding

[-] SatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.world 14 points 4 days ago

Shouldn't those be micro rubbers and I'm not talking about my condoms.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 17 points 4 days ago

The main definition of rubber is only differentiated by it's elastic makeup, I understand you're working with a 5th grade reading level but, homie... they're classified as micro plastics as much as you want to ...do whatever this is

Fifth grade?

I can't afford me no college education you liberal!

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 4 points 4 days ago
[-] blargh513@sh.itjust.works 7 points 4 days ago

Dude this is a place for shitposting. Go somewhere else if you want to be pedantic.

You realize you're arguing with Satan's maggoty cum fart, yeah? Might be a hint of something...

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I'll have you know Sire Pipette SatansMaggotyCumFart Esq. (Formally known as the Artist cumfart) and I are on nominal grounds and I will assuredly still be acting in such a manner

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 3 points 4 days ago

(as long as I say their full name of course)

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[-] bleistift2@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago

Don’t feed the troll.

You must live in a city, elitist.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 4 points 4 days ago

I live in the woods but yeah WOAH what's this button I just found it's almost like magic blocked

What do you plug your computer into a current bush and a lan tree?

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 8 points 4 days ago

Even if you personally decide 'auhh my micro rubbers' a tire isn't a solid block of rubber, it has structural enforcement that is plastic, and both of these polymers, when under 5mm, is micro plastic by definition

5mm what's that like ten inches?

[-] 5in1k@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)
[-] Shapillon@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

About a fifth ig?

I'm eyeballing it out.

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[-] Skua@kbin.earth 12 points 4 days ago

Rubber, including natural rubber, is a hydrocarbon polymer and should probably count as a plastic in any useful definition of the word for this context. Normally natural rubber is biodegradable, of course, but we vulcanise it for usage in tyres, and that makes it much less so. As such, tyres are a huge source of either microplastic pollution or, if you want to call it something else, functionally-identical microrubber pollution

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 10 points 4 days ago

This isn't someone who is ignorant, they're just a troll don't strain yourself

[-] Skua@kbin.earth 5 points 4 days ago

In my defence they had not posted the replies to others when I had started typing

And in my defense this is a shitpost community.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 5 points 4 days ago

In my defense, in certain terms, you've got an itty bitty peepee

And here I thought you blocked me!

I’m glad you saw the light and would like to continue to see my genius contributions to the conversations.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 3 points 4 days ago

Oh yeah buddy you are blocked and I'm delighted, I just didn't want a notification every time you spoke I can still see your messages and contribute voluntarily, love learning nuance of moderation systems, anyway, it's been an honor to hear that when Ur-a-pee-an, your dick is 5mm and honestly, it's been a delightful honor to be gifted this knowledge by one such as you

Sir (or madam) you do realize this is a serious shitposting community right?

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 3 points 4 days ago

I even put up a nice little sign for you, I thought it was cute, it was my favorite from google

See it doesn’t hurt to have a bit of a sense of humor now does it?

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 2 points 4 days ago

pokes gently nop, good job cumfart

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[-] Thoath@leminal.space 2 points 4 days ago

I'm sure everyone reading this will enjoy the shitpostyness of this reply section, starring you! Satan's Maggoty Cum Fart, Satan loves this kinda thing

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 2 points 4 days ago

Oh yeah for sure I do, just enjoying you for a moment.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 4 points 4 days ago

That's fine, just getting ahead of it so you're informed

Functionally-identical microrubber pollution doesn't quite have the ring that microplastics does.

[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago

what happens to be the highest?

[-] db2@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago
[-] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

everyone's, really. if its even been found in mariana's trench, of course it's in yo mamma's trench too.

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 3 points 4 days ago

UsernameHere has it right below you love

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 days ago

tbf what matters here more is microplastic production per capita rather than overall production

[-] Thoath@leminal.space 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Which is much lower for 3d printers, than it is for cars :3

[-] Jumuta@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

yeah probably, im not debating that (open source 3d printing is one of the best innovations in recent years fight me)

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