🇵🇭 | dad | bicyclist | likes cats | uses fountain pens | +AMDG
Quezon City, PH
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Saw something really weird in the sky one time, then told my closest family member about it.
Her reaction was, "You were just dreaming, I'm sure."
Wow OK. So I never told her anything important-for-me after that.
I find it really sad when an online shopping site customer asks a question for the SELLER, using the "Ask the BUYERS" section.
Sigh.
Hmm. Maybe just try to avoid drinks that require the use of a straw then?
#SciNews 𝗣𝗔𝗣𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗪𝗦 𝗙𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗗 𝗧𝗢 𝗕𝗘 𝗙𝗔𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗙𝗨𝗟 𝗧𝗢 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧 𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖 𝗢𝗡𝗘𝗦
Paper straws are often promoted as an eco-friendly alternative to plastic. However, a South Korean government-commissioned study suggests that switching materials does not always mean reducing environmental harm.
The study, released in October 2026, assessed four types of disposable straws: conventional plastic, paper, biodegradable plastic, and bio-based polyethylene (bio-PE). Researchers evaluated their impacts across 16 categories, covering their life cycle from raw material production to disposal.
Results showed that paper straws had 6.33 times the potential carcinogenic impact and 2.04 times the environmental acidification impact of conventional plastic straws. Conventional plastic straws recorded the lowest environmental impact in 10 of the 16 categories examined, including climate change and particulate pollution.
However, these findings do not mean paper straws directly increase a user's cancer risk by sixfold. The carcinogenic impact figure is a model-based estimate of potential effects associated with emissions throughout manufacturing and disposal, not a measure of the risk from drinking through a straw.
Researchers also found that recycling remains difficult for all straw types. Their small size makes them challenging to sort, while coatings and adhesives can complicate the recycling of paper straws.
The findings highlight an important principle in environmental science: assessing sustainability requires examining a product's entire life cycle, not just the material it is made from. #straw #environment #plastic
Read a novel that is told entirely via letters.
2 thumbs up.
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Yesterday was leg day, & I did too much too soon after a long hiatus.
My lower body feels broken lol!
Apple iOS 27.2 now available. Will update tonight.
Apple has officially released iOS 27.2! 🚨
Here's what's new:
• Apple Pencil support for iPhone Duo
• New Apple Music design and app icon
• Siri AI improvements and new languages
• Suggested Actions in Messages
• New features for Apple Podcasts
• User profiles in the Apple TV app
• Dual Capture for Group FaceTime
• New smart lock controls in the Home app
• HomePod Lock Controls
• Improvements to Photos and more
I'm not sure what the rumors about Oct 30 is, but I hope we can still give away the candy & cookies we bought for Halloween on the 31st.
The kids in my area are surely excited for it. My friend too, bc she's the one who gives out the loot bags.
Lol sorry, I call the communists "pirates", bc that's what they do: illegally asserting ownership of areas of the sea while UNCLOS already stated in 2016 that their x-dash line claim has no legal basis.
Last night, the kitten "accidentally" broke some of my coffee mugs.
I'm now considering a shift to metal coffee mugs.
Agreed. My fear is that it is a matter of time when the pirates use projectiles during their illegal activity near PH.
There's also the strong El Nino, the Communist Chinese bullies claiming parts of the PH, & their ambassador who threatened "if they used force (against PH) they would easily win".
Watched Ballerina last weekend.
My friend was stoked that there's a girl version of John Wick.
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