Submitted 2 months ago by 58008@lemmy.world to [deleted]
If it is, I assume it’s measured in thousandths of a gram or something, but are we all nevertheless a wee bit heavier than we ought to be?
I saw a meme earlier that said we had more than a credit card worth of plastic just in our brains so I’m going to say yes
are we all nevertheless a wee bit heavier than we ought to be?
Physics says, most plastic is lighter than water. Your body’s overall density has decreased. That makes you a wee bit lighter.
Statistics says, sick people lose weight, and microplastic makes people sick. That makes our average weight even lighter.
I’ve been eating plastic straws nonstop for days and I’m pretty sure I just levitated for a couple seconds
So what has brought you back down?
This only applies if there’s plastic INSTEAD of tissue. In case there’s plastic IN ADDITION to tissue, then it makes you heavier, but it still makes you less dense, so you can float better in water.
This logic is flawed. If you stand on some scales and pick up a credit card, the scale will measure you are one credit card heavier. You don’t get lighter by adding mass (at least when that mass is also denser then air). And what evidence is there that this plastic in our bodies is additional mass or replaced mass? That is the assumption your logic is based on.
The example was about plastic in your brain.
Now, the volume inside your skull is limited. I had assumed that this was a matter of course. And that’s why I was talking about density.
Same goes for the rest of the body: I always assume that the microplastic is replacing body mass.
Yes. The global obesity epidemic? It’s all plastic.
Maybe, but probably not in a noticeable amount that would visibly effect your weight on any scale that isnt accurate to a significat figure only scientists in a lab would care about.
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m not sure if you caught this post earlier today, but they say there’s enough plastic in your brain to make a credit card these days…
lemmy.world/post/18963777
58008@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Holy shit… 😬
over_clox@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I know right?! ☹️
1984@lemmy.today 2 months ago
Assuming there is a brain of course. I’m sometimes doubting that in some people. Maybe it’s all plastic up there.
callouscomic@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Boomer take
MTK@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Nice! Can’t lose it that way
ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 months ago
No, but now if you lose your mind, your credit card’s gone, too.