Plastic contains polymers, molecules that are linked into long chains. Under a microscope, polymers resemble a bowl of tangled spaghetti. Credit: CPS Program at Carnegie Mellon University
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Lola
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Interesting, but scary. The fact that so many animals die from human waste is horrible. It is also hard to believe that they put it in toys for kids if it is harmful. I wonder if someday they will ban toys with phthalates like they banned the Chinese toys with lead. As soon as the the human race figures out how to make waterproof renewable plastic, the better. I don't want to have the possibility of my kids having birth defects.
Interesting.... I wish my shoes actually were cooked spagetii then I could eat them, but i find that weird that our shoes, helmets, and other stuff are made of stuff that resemble to spagetii. This reminds me of a time when my friends and I looked at my shirt with a magnifying glass and saw all the treads.
This article was frightening! I hope that researchers find a way to replace the plastics with plants. We learned about catalysts and enzymes in Room 5, I wondered what they would be used for, now I see how they are used.
That interesting. They should use a less thick kind of plastic so it is less harmful to the earth. I don't care if my shoes break more easy than they do now. It is sad that animals die from this kind of stuff. This is just another example of plastic being bad for the earth. I think they should ban this kind of plastic! They probably will come up with a better plastic to use, but there could be something wrong with it.
This article was very intriguing. I think animals shouldn't be harmed due to our products. Another way to fix this problem was to probably make tight covers, so the plastics won't fly away. If a whole little chunk of plastics came off, then as Lola said we could make waterproof renewable plastics. I really don't like to see animals affected in this kind of way.
I partially disagree with Ben. As of right now the scientists havent figured out a way to make the plant plastic water proof. So I think that we should use the plant plastics for some things, like for example chairs, school binders, and pens. We could use the oil plastics for things that did need to be water proof for as long as it takes for the scientists to figure out how to make water proof plant based plastics.
This article is really interesting. But it is kind of gross if you think about it, I mean you eat what looks like plastic and you play with what looks like spaghetti. Those plastics should soon become banned.
I think that if people stopped using plastic and found an environmental substitute for it that doesn't hurt animals. I think that people should be more responsible about what happens to harmful materials like dangerous plastics.
I think Gillian's right. I think we need to turn everything we can into plant plastics, but with things that we can't, we have to use oil-based plastics for as long as it takes to develop plant plastics that repel water. I also think that Lola made a good point when she said that it's a problem that they put it in kids' toys. If there's even a small possibility that it could hurt a child it shouldn't be in a kid's toy. I think plant plastics are definitely better for the environment. By the way, it said in the article that you wouldn't want to buy milk in a non-water-repellent plastic bag, but can you even buy milk in plastic bags anyway?
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Interesting, but scary. The fact that so many animals die from human waste is horrible. It is also hard to believe that they put it in toys for kids if it is harmful. I wonder if someday they will ban toys with phthalates like they banned the Chinese toys with lead. As soon as the the human race figures out how to make waterproof renewable plastic, the better. I don't want to have the possibility of my kids having birth defects.
Interesting.... I wish my shoes actually were cooked spagetii then I could eat them, but i find that weird that our shoes, helmets, and other stuff are made of stuff that resemble to spagetii. This reminds me of a time when my friends and I looked at my shirt with a magnifying glass and saw all the treads.
Very interesting. The oil plastics should become inexistent very soon.
I heard that some cars run on algae, which is a plant like wheat, so it can be used as a fuel too.
This article was frightening! I hope that researchers find a way to replace the plastics with plants. We learned about catalysts and enzymes in Room 5, I wondered what they would be used for, now I see how they are used.
That interesting. They should use a less thick kind of plastic so it is less harmful to the earth. I don't care if my shoes break more easy than they do now. It is sad that animals die from this kind of stuff. This is just another example of plastic being bad for the earth. I think they should ban this kind of plastic! They probably will come up with a better plastic to use, but there could be something wrong with it.
This article was very intriguing. I think animals shouldn't be harmed due to our products. Another way to fix this problem was to probably make tight covers, so the plastics won't fly away. If a whole little chunk of plastics came off, then as Lola said we could make waterproof renewable plastics. I really don't like to see animals affected in this kind of way.
I partially disagree with Ben. As of right now the scientists havent figured out a way to make the plant plastic water proof. So I think that we should use the plant plastics for some things, like for example chairs, school binders, and pens. We could use the oil plastics for things that did need to be water proof for as long as it takes for the scientists to figure out how to make water proof plant based plastics.
This article is really interesting. But it is kind of gross if you think about it, I mean you eat what looks like plastic and you play with what looks like spaghetti. Those plastics should soon become banned.
I think that if people stopped using plastic and found an environmental substitute for it that doesn't hurt animals. I think that people should be more responsible about what happens to harmful materials like dangerous plastics.
I think Gillian's right. I think we need to turn everything we can into plant plastics, but with things that we can't, we have to use oil-based plastics for as long as it takes to develop plant plastics that repel water. I also think that Lola made a good point when she said that it's a problem that they put it in kids' toys. If there's even a small possibility that it could hurt a child it shouldn't be in a kid's toy. I think plant plastics are definitely better for the environment. By the way, it said in the article that you wouldn't want to buy milk in a non-water-repellent plastic bag, but can you even buy milk in plastic bags anyway?
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