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This doesn't show anyone concerned about polymer money shedding microplastics and it doesn't show any numbers about how much polymer money sheds microplastics.

This doesn't show anyone concerned about polymer money shedding microplastics and it doesn't show any numbers about how much polymer money sheds microplastics. What did you think this was evidence of?

pests 3y ago
People concerned with _microplastics_. They don't care where it comes from. The point being - is money one? Why be so dismissive?
- CyberDildonics 3y ago
  Why be so dismissive? Because there is zero evidence of what you're saying. How much plastic are people surrounded by and how much of that weight is bank notes? How much do they shed? Show some numbers or just use some common sense that this doesn't matter.
  - pests 3y ago
    I don't know! That's why we're asking. Do you know those numbers? If you do then you could enlighten us
    - CyberDildonics 3y ago
      The average household in the uk has 1,136 kg, the equivalent weight of a small car. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-tool-household-plastics-footprint.html https://phys.org/news/2020-06-tool-household-plastics-footpr... A polymer bank note weighs 0.7g https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/banknotes/polymer/polymer-qanda-for-businesses.pdf https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/banknotes/... If you have 10 bank notes in your wallet, you have 162,285 times as much plastic in your house. I think most people would have had used some basic common sense that even their trash bags are many times more plastic than the polymer bank notes they use. Why did you possibly think that anyone should be focused on microplastics from bank notes? At what point do you go from "just asking questions" to "maybe this is a bizarre thing to focus on" ?
cubefox 3y ago
I thought you doubt that people are concerned about microplastics in general, but apparently not. It's called plastic money by the way, not polymer money.
- CyberDildonics 3y ago
  It's called plastic money by the way, not polymer money. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
  - cubefox 3y ago
    This seems to be just a marketing name. You could equally call plastic cups "polymer cups".
    - CyberDildonics 3y ago
      They are made from synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). If you go to a country where they use these, they call them polymer notes. They are made from a polymer and people that use them call them polymer notes. That's a decent amount of evidence compared to your no evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTLCmIW1rA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTLCmIW1rA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD1xX7c1Jg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD1xX7c1Jg https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=polymer+banknotes https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=polymer+banknot... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNKVz933uFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNKVz933uFw
      - cubefox 3y ago
        > They are made from synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). Polymer cups are also made from synthetic polymers like polypropylene. So are polymer knives and polymer forks.
        CyberDildonics 3y ago

pests 3y ago

People concerned with _microplastics_. They don't care where it comes from. The point being - is money one? Why be so dismissive?

CyberDildonics 3y ago
Why be so dismissive? Because there is zero evidence of what you're saying. How much plastic are people surrounded by and how much of that weight is bank notes? How much do they shed? Show some numbers or just use some common sense that this doesn't matter.
- pests 3y ago
  I don't know! That's why we're asking. Do you know those numbers? If you do then you could enlighten us
  - CyberDildonics 3y ago
    The average household in the uk has 1,136 kg, the equivalent weight of a small car. https://phys.org/news/2020-06-tool-household-plastics-footprint.html https://phys.org/news/2020-06-tool-household-plastics-footpr... A polymer bank note weighs 0.7g https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/banknotes/polymer/polymer-qanda-for-businesses.pdf https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/-/media/boe/files/banknotes/... If you have 10 bank notes in your wallet, you have 162,285 times as much plastic in your house. I think most people would have had used some basic common sense that even their trash bags are many times more plastic than the polymer bank notes they use. Why did you possibly think that anyone should be focused on microplastics from bank notes? At what point do you go from "just asking questions" to "maybe this is a bizarre thing to focus on" ?

cubefox 3y ago

I thought you doubt that people are concerned about microplastics in general, but apparently not. It's called plastic money by the way, not polymer money.

CyberDildonics 3y ago
It's called plastic money by the way, not polymer money. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymer_banknote
- cubefox 3y ago
  This seems to be just a marketing name. You could equally call plastic cups "polymer cups".
  - CyberDildonics 3y ago
    They are made from synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). If you go to a country where they use these, they call them polymer notes. They are made from a polymer and people that use them call them polymer notes. That's a decent amount of evidence compared to your no evidence. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTLCmIW1rA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTLCmIW1rA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD1xX7c1Jg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD1xX7c1Jg https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=polymer+banknotes https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=polymer+banknot... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNKVz933uFw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNKVz933uFw
    - cubefox 3y ago
      > They are made from synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP). Polymer cups are also made from synthetic polymers like polypropylene. So are polymer knives and polymer forks.
      - CyberDildonics 3y ago