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'Plan in advance': Eclipse glasses are hot sellers ahead of rare celestial event
(www.thecanadianpressnews.ca)
this post was submitted on 15 Mar 2024
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Oh fuck off with the mindless cynicism.
The amount of plastic used in those glasses, which is only in the lenses as the rest is card paper, is a fraction of what's in typical disposable consumer goods. I guarantee you've already thrown out more plastic in the last week than is in a whole ten pack of those glasses.
Meanwhile, events like this are a great way to remind people of the natural world we live in and how miniscule our experience of it is relative to the enormity of even just our solar system.
Also you don't have to get rid of them? Save them for next time.
If you don't want to hold on to them, donate them to a local astronomy org
Absolutely. I have over a dozen pairs, both from the 2017 eclipse and the annular last fall, and you can bet I'll be reusing some while giving away the rest.
Better start doing your part then so you can justify those disposable items.
As opposed to your world changing contributions of bitching online to random strangers?
Keep fighting the good fight. I'm sure you're just one more post away from saving the planet.
Lol I'm done with all that. Burn shit, consume and throw it away. Let the world burn for my personal enjoyment.
Stop wasting precious electricity.
Ramp it up and watch the world burn. Why bother trying to reduce useless consumption of trash products. Buy more and more, consume and throw away. Fill those landfills and burn everything toxic.
Let's do this the Kichae way!