EVERYTHING CAN BE DONE WITH FUCKING PAPER AND GLASS AND CERAMIC AND METAL ILL FUCKING KILL YOU

  • D61 [any]
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    4 years ago

    First aid ampules of pain killers, IV bags, disposable syringes. Stuff expected to be used once and outside of a medical facility or during large scale casualty events.

    But all of that might be doable with the corn based plastic and then disposed of through incineration.

    • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      used to use glass for ivs syringes and shit

      idk if they were meant to be disposable tho

      • D61 [any]
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        4 years ago

        In hospital settings they're great so long as the hospital has the support systems in place to clean/sanitize/store/dispose of them.

        But after being roughed up by police, those things tend to break if their glass. Dollars to donuts that any street medics that have an aid bag with the standard red cross emblem might find that it gets hit by billy clubs or boots.

        • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
          hexagon
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          4 years ago

          i was thinking of combat medicine in ww2, but ur right it requires institutional and logistical support not all medical jobs have

  • OgdenTO [he/him]
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    edit-2
    4 years ago

    My father sent me this oil propaganda video that was titled something like "a world without plastic..."

    And it was a slickly produced misinformation campaign that showed like, cars, clothing, dishes, furniture, etc. not existing in a world that doesn't use plastic.

    Like, c'mon dude, all of these things existed before plastic was invented, it's just used now because it's so fucking cheap. These are the videos boomers share with each other and think they're deep.

    Edit: here's the video. It's even worse, it's life without petroleum. The guys door disappears. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=winJj-1Q3uk

  • richietozier4 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    That stupid plastic container. I asked you to buy.

    You see, hydrofluoric acid. won't eat through plastic.

    It will, however, dissolve metal, rock, glass, ceramic.

  • hahafuck [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    Sorry for this but its either plastic disposable straws or we gotta just drink from the rim.

  • goodaladie [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    what is the actual answer to what were gonna do with all that plastic we already made. does anyone have anything

  • OgdenTO [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Hydroponics is one field where removing plastic is difficult.

    • AlexandairBabeuf [they/them]
      hexagon
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      4 years ago

      according to my cursory investigation, glasses, woods and concrete are possible alternatives

      • OgdenTO [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        Yes and no. For large scale hydroponics, done outdoors or in greenhouses, concrete is ok. But for smaller scale hydroponics set ups, like at home, or something that uses continuous flow or ebb and flow watering, creating a functional, watertight, easily washable, moveable hydroponics set up is really hard without plastic. If there is a good solution I am all for it. This is actually one of the things that is preventing me from setting up a system is I am trying to limit plastic use.