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minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·1 year agoSadly, no. About 0.5% of our brain mass is microplastics. https://pirg.org/articles/new-research-finds-plastic-in-human-brains/
minus-squarepapertowels@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·edit-21 year agoAdditionally, the average brain is about 1300 grams. 0.5% of 1300 is 6.5 grams, and plastic credit cards weigh roughly 5 grams. 0.5% is really hard for me to visualize. A credit card in everyone’s brain is unfortunately easy…
minus-squareAgent641@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoOnce I put my head up to the EFTPOS machine and the payment actually went through
Sadly, no. About 0.5% of our brain mass is microplastics.
https://pirg.org/articles/new-research-finds-plastic-in-human-brains/
Additionally, the average brain is about 1300 grams. 0.5% of 1300 is 6.5 grams, and plastic credit cards weigh roughly 5 grams.
0.5% is really hard for me to visualize. A credit card in everyone’s brain is unfortunately easy…
Once I put my head up to the EFTPOS machine and the payment actually went through
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