- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Plastic is the most pratical invention of the modern time.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:09 am to TimeOutdoors
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:09 am to TimeOutdoors
quote:
I’m tired of buying over the counter meds and getting a bottle that could hold 100 pills but only has 14 in it.
Do you think the company that makes those bottles is just carelessly using more plastic or is it because:
A) it standardizes size and difficulty to open for old people and people in general
B) the universal size gives flexibility for pill amounts given the uncertain nature of pill quantities and possible container shortages in emergency situations
C) the current size optimizes manufacturing process in terms of cost and efficiency already
Did you even take 2 seconds to think about these issues?
You want custom sized pill bottles?
Are you for real?
This post was edited on 2/29/20 at 10:11 am
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:12 am to tiggerthetooth
quote:
Really? I'm guessing you've never been to a hospital.
You'd lose that bet.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:13 am to gumbo2176
quote:
You'd lose that bet.
Which bet are you speaking of?
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:15 am to The Boat
quote:
There’s more plastic in the ocean than people with Coronavirus.
"Theres more plastic in the ocean than...."
is just a great template to bullshite with because its almost impossible to be wrong.
that being said...
Theres more plastic in the ocean than plastic not in the ocean.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:16 am to tiggerthetooth
quote:
Which bet are you speaking of?
The one about never been in a hospital. Just had a lithotripsy done last week to break up a massive kidney stone and have had 9 surgeries in the past 25 years. I'm a fricking vet when it comes to hospitals.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:23 am to gumbo2176
quote:
The one about never been in a hospital. Just had a lithotripsy done last week to break up a massive kidney stone and have had 9 surgeries in the past 25 years. I'm a fricking vet when it comes to hospitals.
I was being facetious first off.
And are you saying the use of plastic in the healthcare industry could be easily replaced?
Imagine the cost of healthcare if you mandated no plastic could be used there.
There so much detail and research that goes into each plastic used in medical devices and materials that it's literally a billion dollar industry.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:26 am to Flashback
The crazy thing is that the ancient Roman’s invented it but we forgot how to make it because Christians started the dark ages
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:35 am to TimeOutdoors
quote:
We can definitely cut back on our plastic bottle use, especially in water bottles.
Or recycle?
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:47 am to tiggerthetooth
quote:
And are you saying the use of plastic in the healthcare industry could be easily replaced?
You are not too good at reading between the lines are you? If jumping to conclusions was an Olympic event, you'd win gold.
Nowhere did I say it should be totally replaced, but there are areas that something else could be used to ease the amount of plastics that eventually get dumped into the environment.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 10:57 am to Flashback
Natural is better but I guess it’s better than nothing.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 11:02 am to theCrusher
quote:
velcro
zipper dawg
Posted on 2/29/20 at 11:24 am to Flashback
Plastic is the cornerstone of planned obsolescence. Without it, things could be repaired.
Plastic shatters and breaks after a time period (plus heat plus sunlight). Car interiors rot, in their own special way. Leather car seats outlast dashboards.
Plastic jars...for long term storage are a laugh.
I had a max min thermometer: the thermometer part in glass is still good, sadly the plastic that had the temperature gradations failed catastrophically and it had not had 'that' much exposure to sunlight.
Plastic shatters and breaks after a time period (plus heat plus sunlight). Car interiors rot, in their own special way. Leather car seats outlast dashboards.
Plastic jars...for long term storage are a laugh.
I had a max min thermometer: the thermometer part in glass is still good, sadly the plastic that had the temperature gradations failed catastrophically and it had not had 'that' much exposure to sunlight.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 11:28 am to Flashback
LINK
quote:
endocrine disruptors may be associated with the development of learning disabilities, severe attention deficit disorder, cognitive and brain development problems; deformations of the body (including limbs); breast cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid and other cancers; sexual development problems such as feminizing of males or masculinizing effects on females, etc.[2]
Posted on 2/29/20 at 12:04 pm to Lima Whiskey
Pyrolyzed plastics is the oncoming revolution in plastics recycling. It is what has been hoped for - a practical way to reuse plastics by returning them to the fundamental building blocks they were made from where they can be utilized as fuels or even as the raw material to remake plastics again.
The technology is in its infancy, but it's tremendously promising. This is the hoped for practical, sustainable recycling technology.
LINK
LINK
C9
The technology is in its infancy, but it's tremendously promising. This is the hoped for practical, sustainable recycling technology.
LINK
LINK
C9
Posted on 2/29/20 at 12:40 pm to Lima Whiskey
quote:
endocrine disruptors may be associated with the development of learning disabilities, severe attention deficit disorder, cognitive and brain development problems; deformations of the body (including limbs); breast cancer, prostate cancer, thyroid and other cancers; sexual development problems such as feminizing of males or masculinizing effects on females, etc.[2]
If my aunt had balls she would be my uncle.
Posted on 2/29/20 at 12:47 pm to Flashback
One burger and fries = 350 lbs of plastic packaging.
Wasn't there a biodegradable plastic being produced made out of corn by-products?
ETA - link with pros and cons of plant based plastic
plant based plastic
Wasn't there a biodegradable plastic being produced made out of corn by-products?
ETA - link with pros and cons of plant based plastic
plant based plastic
This post was edited on 2/29/20 at 12:52 pm
Posted on 2/29/20 at 12:52 pm to jimmy the leg
quote:
One burger and fries = 350 lbs of plastic packaging
So you're saying if I bought 7 happy meals it would require more than a ton of plastic to produce it?
Posted on 2/29/20 at 1:15 pm to tiggerthetooth
I don’t have to be a scientist with a revolutionary idea to understand that plastic needs to be reduced
Posted on 2/29/20 at 1:20 pm to Flashback
quote:
So you're saying if I bought 7 happy meals it would require more than a ton of plastic to produce it?
Facetiously...yes.
That is why I prefer the Sonics. Well, less plastic and OT fights.
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News