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Fiberglass is not plastic. It’s glass, bonded by epoxy resins. I guess epoxies are a kind of plastic, but they’re completely different chemicals than the polyme

by xyzzyz 4y ago

Fiberglass is not plastic. It’s glass, bonded by epoxy resins. I guess epoxies are a kind of plastic, but they’re completely different chemicals than the polymers typically used in plastic items, and so likely would be immune to enzymes in question.

spqr0a1 4y ago
Plenty of fiberglass uses polyester resin rather than epoxy.
sideshowb 4y ago
Unless the bugs evolve, but it's not like they have a track record of that /s
- DennisP 4y ago
  If they're completely different chemicals, then it's just as likely that one of the many bugs already in the environment will evolve to eat epoxy. The plastic-eating bugs wouldn't have any particular advantage.
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spookthesunset 4y ago
Maybe not the fiberglass… but those bugs might eat all kinds of other plastic. I mean could you imagine bacteria in the wild that enjoys snacking on PET, polypropylene or ABS? Society might literally crumble!
- FredPret 4y ago
  There are so many plastic water pipes and buried cables