We all have plastic in our balls so apparently we're on our way to making some kind of plastic lifeform
this post was submitted on 21 Jun 2024
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Plastic is stored in the balls
Grandparents had lead in the brain, I got plastic in my balls
Wonder what's next
finger in the arse
With our current handling of the planet, probably not much.
Your kids will have death stored in their body.
Lithium
In which body part?
Left pinky toe's nail
Won't be long now until we are plastic based life forms.
Considering everyone's sperm is bathing in plastic rn, who knows lol.
This is like what I've been saying, how do we know the microplastics are bad for us? Could be our final form...
It might be the answer we've been looking for!
Probably not.
But maybe!
There technically has always been natural plastic. Polymers. Rubber is an obvious one. But chitin, DNA, silk, sulfer can become plastic, etc are all polymers.
"Achully-ness" aside. It would be wild to find a plastic based insect. It would probably finally unite all of humanity against a singular cause. I doubt we have enough bombs though.
There are sea snails living near volcanic vents that metabolize the extra iron into shells and plating. I expect we'll see a similar adaptation at some point. Simple organisms issuing plastic in some sort of process that toughens their shells. If left unchecked we may see an evolutionary leap as more things adapt, and a die off as plastic becomes a finite resource. Future generations may argue the merits of artificially supporting the microplastic ecosystem in the same vein that we argue about reducing it.
Fascinating premise for a game or movie
I agree. It's bound to happen, life tends to take advantage of any situation available.
You've got an interesting idea regarding future generations. I can totally see that happing. Nice thought
magcargo real???
This is a perfect shower thought, thank you
And discovering that plastic surgeons somehow came first....
Reminds me of this short sci fi story I just recently listened to on a podcast.
That's the story in text. If you want to hear it read to you, it's CZM Book Club: The Plastic People by Tobias Buckell out on 23 Dec 2023.
Now would be a good time to start watching Doctor Who (2005) if you haven’t yet 😂