Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’
theguardian.com
Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
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Twenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
Shit. So a quick search says a brain weighs 1.5kg and 0.5% is 7.5g. A credit card weighs about 5g. We have more plastic in our brains than there is in a card?
The article mentions that the quantity in 2024 was 50% higher than in 2016 - which is a high increase for just 8 years. This development probably doesn't slow down, it may even get faster. How much plastic will be in our brains in another 8 years?
Shit.
So I'll never not have the feeling of a credit card being slid through my brain when i have a headache for the rest of my life, cool
The ambient panic is a bit louder now.
Heh so that's what a panic attack feels like. Yay.
Thanks, I hate it.
But seriously, I just held a credit card for a solid minute. This is sobering. Bio-accumulation is a bitch.