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The garbage that could kill the human race
- dang 12y agoCan anyone suggest an accurate, neutral title? Edit: Users have flagged this, so it doesn't really matter.
- RyJones 12y ago"What is a gyre, why does it trap garbage, and why should you care?"
- noir_lord 12y agoThat's almost as bad as "This one simple trick to ruin your planet" or "You'll never believe how the human race will die out".
- ars 12y agoYah, no kidding. That title is serious link bait, especially because it's not in slightest supported by the article. I know HN has a policy of letting the article choose its own title, but I think they should make an exception here.
- dang 12y agoThe policy is to keep the article's title unless it is misleading or linkbait. Double when it's both.
- gus_massa 12y agoI'm not sure, all the article has a very alarmist tone: * Investigating garbage patches in the ocean * Plastic garbage is more dangerous than meteorites and global warning * Would you like a smaller penis with that bag?
- oska 12y ago"The planet's five ocean gyres and the risks of accumulated plastic pollution" Quite florid writing but the map of the planet's ocean gyres is beautifully done.
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- henryw 12y agoOne takeaway point that I got: Plastics, degraded to fine grains in the ocean, are consumed by as much as 50% of salt-water fish. Humans who eat the fish are suspected to experience the negative side effects of higher estrogen levels induced by the plastics. https://d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net/max/955/1*sdiSfUh0sAkPCkcqvQ6OYQ%402x.png https://d262ilb51hltx0.cloudfront.net/max/955/1*sdiSfUh0sAkP...