Comment on I'm doing my part

• SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  That’s bullshit from the oil companies. They did a “study” that concluded that but if you read the methodology, they made the assumption that the reusable bag would be unusable after 20 uses.

  Meanwhile I’ve been going to the grocery store every week for quite a few years using the same bags without much issue. I’ve had one strap on a bag break after ~10 years of use, so there’s that I guess. Still haven’t thrown it out, keep meaning to repair it which I never get around to doing.

  Anyway, if you read between the lines of the study conducted by the oil companies, if you reuse the bag more than 20 times (half a year of going to the grocery store every week) you are reducing plastic waste.

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  • content_educator_94@thelemmy.club ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

    Those damn oil companies really grind my gears

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    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

      Electric motors don’t use gears… we have gears to grind because the oil companies have made a lot of people think they’re necessary.

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      • content_educator_94@thelemmy.club ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Are you selling me something?

        Or are you trying to insinuate I’m gay?

        Either way, I’m not converting to Islam

        • Love, 'Murica

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      • boonhet@sopuli.xyz ⁨23⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        The motors don’t but the drivetrains often do. Not for multiple gear ratios usually but to get a good ratio for it particular motor in the car. But IIRC some EVs do have two speed transmissions because high RPMs might not necessarily be the most efficient for an electric motor even if they can be reached.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    No, that’s no bullshit, we just recently had a reusable shopping bag’s handles literally rip off after only the third use…

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    • SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca ⁨19⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Consider buying less shitty bags then.

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      • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨18⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        It was a donation from a food bank, but thanks for the thought.

        Also, how do you know what bags are and aren’t shitty? Do you have a list of such bags, with weight limit capacity, plus age limit before the threads start to come loose or dryrot?

        Didn’t think so.

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• autriyo@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  If they’re made from fabric they’re pretty repairable though.

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  • over_clox@lemmy.world ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Don’t tell that to the anti-repair folks, they’ll end up banning sewing needles and thread…

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    • basxto@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨59⁩ ⁨minutes⁩ ago

      we already defederated threads

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