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500/day is frankly preposterous for the "average person". I cook very regularly for a family of three, and the most cutting I'm usually doing is cutting the end
by EPWN3D 3y ago
500/day is frankly preposterous for the "average person". I cook very regularly for a family of three, and the most cutting I'm usually doing is cutting the ends off green beans. That's two cuts per bean pod, with maybe 75 pods. (And I'm usually cutting a few in one go.) That's an above-average day. It's nowhere close to 500. It's much closer to 100.
Also, it's not even clear what toxicity level there is for microplastics, if any. The article even points this out.
- bozhark 3y agoBe real, you’re using scissors for the green beans anyways
- thiht 3y agoI use my nails
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoHalf Chinese family here. We chop up something almost everyday, but I don’t think we get close to 500/day. We are using manufactured bamboo cutting boards anyways, which we sometimes throw in the dishwasher if meat is involved.
- fallinghawks 3y agoI can see mincing garlic or herbs as being a lot of small cuts, but more like 50-75. I think a person might get up to 500/day if they're finely chopping something for all 3 meals, but I don't think that's average.