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“The concentrations we saw in the brain tissue of normal individuals, who had an average age of around 45 or 50 years old, were 4,800 micrograms per gram, or 0.48% by weight,” Campen said.

That’s the equivalent of an entire standard plastic spoon, Campen said.

“Compared to autopsy brain samples from 2016, that’s about 50% higher”

An entire spoon's worth of plastic in ol' wrinkly. That doesn't seem good.

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[–] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 79 points 1 month ago (1 children)

i was told life in plastic was supposed to be fantastic

[–] Nacarbac@hexbear.net 23 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Life in plastic, it's fantastic. Plastic in life, it's... blithe?

I am not good at this, I have a spoon in my brain.

[–] Grebgreb@hexbear.net 9 points 1 month ago

there is no spoon

so the plastic tells me