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minus-square_haha_oh_wow_linkfedilinkEnglish23•1 year agoSince we are all full of microplastics, does that mean we are part dinosaur?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoPlastic is almost entirely made from plants much older then dinosaurs, but if you ate a chicken on the other hand…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•edit-21 year agoI’d say no, because the microplastics aren’t really a part of our DNA. But that’s just my definition. I think we could say that we all have dinosaurs inside us, just like our pesky skeletons.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•1 year agoDoes it need to be part of your DNA? If I weigh 99 Kg, and I eat 1 Kg of ravioli, I am 1% ravioli.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoLike I said, it’s just the way I feel about it. Yours is a compelling argument though, and honestly more fun!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•1 year agoBut aren’t like 50% of cells in your body bacteria? I’d say those are considered part of you. But I get what you are saying.
Since we are all full of microplastics, does that mean we are part dinosaur?
Plastic is almost entirely made from plants much older then dinosaurs, but if you ate a chicken on the other hand…
Does mechanically separated chicken count?
I’d say no, because the microplastics aren’t really a part of our DNA. But that’s just my definition.
I think we could say that we all have dinosaurs inside us, just like our pesky skeletons.
Does it need to be part of your DNA?
If I weigh 99 Kg, and I eat 1 Kg of ravioli, I am 1% ravioli.
Like I said, it’s just the way I feel about it. Yours is a compelling argument though, and honestly more fun!
no, you’d be 69% ravioli
But aren’t like 50% of cells in your body bacteria? I’d say those are considered part of you. But I get what you are saying.
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