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CILISI_SMITH t1_jbv3kn5 wrote
Reply to comment by ethereal3xp in Plastic pollution in oceans has reached 'unprecedented' levels in 15 years by ethereal3xp
>Recycling, even in countries with advanced waste management systems, has done little to help the pollution problem since just a small percentage of plastics are properly recycled
The dirty little plastics recycling secret, it's been invented by the plastics industry to convince the public not to complain or fuck with their business model.
But Climate Town does a better break down of the problem.
mrt-e t1_jbv1hof wrote
Reply to comment by aaabigwyattmann5 in Plastic pollution in oceans has reached 'unprecedented' levels in 15 years by ethereal3xp
Guess not. I'll adopt though.
SourSackAttack t1_jbv0cpp wrote
Reply to comment by meursaultvi in Scientists call for global action to clean up space junk by thebelsnickle1991
Mr. Ray O. Lite
MIBlackburn t1_jbv0baf wrote
The manga and Anime, Planetes, discusses this. It's going to be a problem jf we don't do something about it.
I remember an anti-satellite system being used and thinking it was a bad idea. One test ended up generating 40,000 pieces of debris of 1cm and more rather than one bigger piece.
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meursaultvi t1_jbuzhjk wrote
Reply to comment by Jahmann in Scientists call for global action to clean up space junk by thebelsnickle1991
Who made the lasers?
Monowakari t1_jbuy2uv wrote
They also called for reduction in carbon emissions... Dont hold your breath.. Or i mean....maybe do... 'cause the air is poison...
Theavianwizard t1_jbuxlmy wrote
Surfed this morning and picked up a medicine canister to toss. I find something every morning
Economy-District-279 t1_jbuw9go wrote
Even as a kid it was always off putting for me to see them just litter their junk in space.
Senior-Ad-6002 t1_jbuv7ly wrote
Reply to comment by crosiss76 in Scientists call for global action to clean up space junk by thebelsnickle1991
This reminded me of the family guy Simpsons crossover.
endurablegoods t1_jbuv4tk wrote
Kessler did it first?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome
One of the theories driving the The Great Filteridea.
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Reply to comment by Otherwise-Arm3245 in Scientists call for global action to clean up space junk by thebelsnickle1991
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HumanJenoM t1_jbutljk wrote
No, with UBI you will work twice as hard as now. Cuba has UBI, but it doesn't even buy food for a month. Cubans need side hustles to thrive.
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vorpal_potato t1_jbuss2r wrote
Reply to comment by MrBragg in Scientists call for global action to clean up space junk by thebelsnickle1991
That sounds very difficult, and only saves you about 60% of the delta-V needed to get material to the moon.
mapadofu t1_jbuqluk wrote
The problem of space junk has long inspired artists
Crezelle t1_jbuqdqn wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in With a universal income, will we stop working? by berlinparisexpress
This. I have what I need but I still work to buy what I want
Crezelle t1_jbuqb3h wrote
I am a lucky person. I don’t get enough on disability to live on my own, but I have family to live with. I still volunteer and work because I would like to work for what I want, as I have what I need covered. I don’t work near 40 hours a week but why do any of us still have to ?
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Jahmann t1_jbup050 wrote
Reply to comment by FloodMoose in Scientists call for global action to clean up space junk by thebelsnickle1991
Space lasers probably
MrBragg t1_jbuos98 wrote
Let’s use this problem to our advantage: If we can create a method for gathering up this space junk, and launch it at the moon, crashing it into a very small area, perhaps a single crater, it can be recycled into building materials for future projects. Who’s with me?
kindofastoryteller t1_jbuontd wrote
Reply to comment by Draskinn in More than 200 people have been treated with experimental CRISPR therapies by rherbom2k
But genetically enhanced humans would make exceptional strategists.
crunchycrispy t1_jbuok35 wrote
Reply to comment by Recent_Pineapple_108 in With a universal income, will we stop working? by berlinparisexpress
under UBI those laborers are entitled to the exact same amount. nobody is taking anything from anyone else. it’s a dividend from the economic system we vote for as a society.
darwinkh2os t1_jbuoeor wrote
I did a science fair project on space junk because scientists were warning about it. I believe this was in 1991 or 1992.
z3njunki3 t1_jbv4dw2 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in As a techno-nihilist who thinks that AI is our only way out of dystopia: by Rofel_Wodring
Just a fun little jab... It is also very reddit for someone to get worked up about it and write an essay of complaint rather than just roll their eyes and move on. 😉