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cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/41907712

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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 15 points 1 month ago (2 children)

doesn't metal manufacturing use quite a lot more energy?

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 39 points 1 month ago (3 children)

But it has the benefit of not breaking down into micro plastics and getting into every part of everyone.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

"Honey, I accidently digested our SD card again"

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

True enough. Though I wonder, as a thought experiment, what would be the actual better option in the long run. Some type of resin maybe?

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

that's...

I somehow doubt that.

[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Uranium baseball cups. Not physically possible to throw a baseball hard enough to damage the goods, plus it helps combat the effects of overpopulation.

[–] tromars@feddit.org 2 points 1 month ago

I guess using renewables for the energy needs of metal production would work too

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee -1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Good thing heavy metal toxicity isn't a problem.

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Steel or stainless ain't gonna give you metal poisoning

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Stainless steel leaches nickel and chromium.

[–] Strykker@programming.dev 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Better toss all your cookware then

[–] TheObviousSolution@lemm.ee 0 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'll toss it when I toss my plastic tupperware. The problem is re-usability, not what it's made out of. SD card gets tossed out, doesn't matter what it is made out of, it's going to pollute.

What a downvote Nancy.

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago (3 children)

probably, but then i can ingest less micro plastics. Which is probably good.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You're not supposed to eat them.

i literally cannot help myself.

[–] rickyrigatoni@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

But what about ingesting micrometals

do micro metals even exist in substantial capacity? The problem with micro plastics is that they don't break down and decay until like a gazillion years later, so whatever micro plastics are in your kidneys now, will continue to be in them until you die.

[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

at least its not a single use product, the packaging it comes in is probably a worse contributor

honestly, this might be true. There are definitely worse things to be made from metal lol