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  1. Comment on Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles in ~enviro

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    ah yes I can see that properly now. Ty for the picture

    ah yes I can see that properly now. Ty for the picture

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  2. Comment on Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles in ~enviro

    irlappa
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    Interesting but it’s not clear to me how the paint on the exterior of the caps is contaminating the liquid inside. Maybe the automated capping process looses paint particles from scraped caps into...

    Interesting but it’s not clear to me how the paint on the exterior of the caps is contaminating the liquid inside.

    Maybe the automated capping process looses paint particles from scraped caps into the air and some fall into the bottle before the cap is pressed on? lol any other ideas?

    EDIT: wait I just realized the article might be talking about testing the containers/bottles themselves rather than the liquid inside? my reading comprehension may be waning

    11 votes

  3. Comment on Google's new AI video tool floods internet with real-looking clips in ~tech

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    I honestly was still seeing some uncanny valley in a lot of it but I thought it looked great for videogame cutscene stuff. Then I saw this other one on twitter this morning and it’s the first time...

    I honestly was still seeing some uncanny valley in a lot of it but I thought it looked great for videogame cutscene stuff. Then I saw this other one on twitter this morning and it’s the first time it feels real to me that some movies and media we connect with will (perhaps soon) be generated with AI:

    https://x.com/HashemGhaili/status/1925616536791760987

    23 votes

  4. Comment on Best daily sunscreens? in ~health

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    +1 for asian sunscreens. I like the Biore UV Watery Gel that’s a hybrid of physical and chemical sunscreen iirc. I don’t use it that often and have been on the same bottle for years, but it seems...

    +1 for asian sunscreens. I like the Biore UV Watery Gel that’s a hybrid of physical and chemical sunscreen iirc. I don’t use it that often and have been on the same bottle for years, but it seems to last pretty long when I do. I liked the skin aqua one too

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