usuallyalurker

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   by usuallyalurker 1y ago

   Not only is that comment a false dichotomy (we can both explore space and make humanity more sustainable at the same time), it also presumes that space exploration and sustainability are at odds with one another and not synergistic. Human
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   by usuallyalurker 3y ago

   For synthetic fibres : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4426466/ For tyre particulate : https://spiral.imperial.ac.uk/bitstream/10044/1/101707/9/Tyr...
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   by usuallyalurker 3y ago

   Here : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4426466/
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   by usuallyalurker 3y ago

   Plastic food containers aren't even close to being the largest source of microplastics. Synthetic fibres in clothing (like that cotton-poly blend shirt you're most likely wearing) and motor vehicle tyres are some of the bigger s
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   by usuallyalurker 3y ago

   BWB aircraft have a few more issues than just a lack of window seats. They require a higher angle of attack on take-off and landing, and, with passengers sitting much further from the centerline of the aircraft than on a conventional design