Please stop the ride, I want off
“Good News, Everyone!”
-Climate Change
The Dacia Sandero!
Unfortunately everyone is full of Microplastics and Teflon.
So we won’t decompose or stick to things. Where’s the downside?
That might be the creatures that are evolving to eat plastics.
Elder millennial here, I get all three! What’s my prize?
Climate apocalypse
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At least I have something to blame for my mental issues
How the hell does an elder millelianal get lead?
I was in my early teens in the 90s when leaded gas was finally banned in the US. Furthermore, lead doesn’t degrade, only slowly disperse. People born in the early 80s still got a hefty dose of lead. Yay us.
While it wasn’t commonplace in gas in the early 80s, it was still prevalent on a lot of long lasting products, and of course, paint.
Don’t forget about asbestos!
Asbestos? Sheeeit, wait until we get to nanostuctures!
Bless you.
Gen X over here on all three like it was gonna be a party.
Is Uncle Asbestos coming?
That’s great-grandpa.
I mean it wasn’t banned until the 70s.
Depends on where you live. In some countries it wasn’t banned until the 80s, 90s, or even later.
He’ll do asbestos he can to make it!
Great grandparent of these yutes.
Right inside of you (r lungs)
Trust me, Microplastics boy. You’re full of those other things too.
Also all three of you are likely full of shit … because your colons are full of cancerous polyps.
Now what does cancerous polyps have to do with my shit levels?
Haha. Shut up, you fuck.
I had those removed, thanks.
Jokes on you, my house still has some lead pipes
Jokes on me, my house still has some lead pipes
fix’d that for you.
The kids are also full of lead but its alot more short term
Fun fact, Teflon was invented by dupont. And the Wikipedia page is fairly clear on the safety of Teflon being in question. The real concern is who did Dupont pay off to make Teflon a thing?
Teflon is safe in typical use cases.
Here’s a great video from Adam Ragusea: https://youtu.be/5FNNKhVoUu8?si=vXrfusnsGzvXErfn
The real issue is PFAS or PFOA, which are used to help bind Teflon, or other nonstick polymers, to other surfaces. This was all done in the early 1900s, and the likelihood of some conspiracy is low. Especially since they didn’t (and literally couldn’t) know the long term effects of “forever chemicals”.
The real conspiratorial behavior comes AFTER the knowledge that PFAS or PFOA are harmful, and what actions, or inactions, of the companies and government are taken.
Remember there are people in our government (not all, but enough) who actively want LESS government: less regulation, less taxation, leas oversight. AND there are a vast quantity of companies that want the very same thing: unfettered freedom to do whatever the fuck they want, without consequence.
And that handful of government employees will easily be bribed or influenced by special interest lobby groups, businesses, “think tanks”, etc. (funded and/or founded by the aforementioned businesses).
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Getting a NEW Teflon pan is less than ideal, and should be avoided. You can keep the one you have, and keep using it until the nonstick properties degrade, then toss it.A great video about this from MinuteFood: https://youtu.be/R1hbV3EzOD4?si=bQZAQsRWLgX9dyJX
And the associated MinuteEarth video: https://youtu.be/H3aFzQdWQTg?si=bVIBp4tm_uLi7ScQ
Leaded addons for fuel was invented by the same guy who invented freon as pressure gas in aerosols and airco making a hole in the ozon layer. He fucked us twice
Companies full of tax dollars, watching from a nearby skyscraper, as they poison us all.
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What the fuck is Teflon?
Also known as PTFE, it is a plastic substance that has an insanely low coefficient of friction and is thus incredibly fucking useful for so many things. And much like the last weirdly good at doing everything substance (asbestos) it turns out it really should not have been put in everything, but its probably not quite as bad as asbestos.
And Teflon really isn’t the issue, it’s the binding PFAS or PFOA that causes health issues.
PFOA was the surfactant that was used to keep Teflon in an emulsion during coating processes. It was replaced in the 2000s with an alternate product branded GenX that was supposed to be safer, but in actuality ended up being more toxic than PFOA.
In either case, the main exposure risk is to those surfactant chemicals, typically due to groundwater contamination near a plant or via occupational exposure. Once in a finished coating, Teflon itself is essentially inert unless you heat it up several hundred degrees, so existing nonstick pans and other finished products don’t pose too much risk.
Slippery shit
Time to turn to glass instead of plastic
There’s still hope for graphene!
