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[–] Bloomcole@crazypeople.online 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"keep in mind how close our flesh is to plastic"
Well that was never in my mind.
Monkeys, pigs in some way but I need some source or explanation on this

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

We are comprised of tangled chains of hydrogen, oxygen, carbon, with a sprinkle of various others. Plastic is slightly more complex chains, developed from the dead and entombed carcasses of ancient flora and fauna. That entombment process adjusts, but doesn't fundamentally alter the chemistry of those chains.