Latex is natural rubber and is indeed biodegradable though it is slow to break down. Polyurethane condoms will probably be found in the archeological record.
biodegradable
Submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
linearchaos@lemmy.world 7 months ago
I mean, true but they’re better than the styrofoam ones…
/s
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 months ago
(I know you’re joking but the builder in me is genuinely curious if you can make a rubber-like substance out of polystyrene)
anivia@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Polyurethane also biodegrades, just very slowly. Since condoms are very thin there will be not much left of them after a century
infuziSporg@hexbear.net 7 months ago
“If you care about the planet, be sure to cut down on this product that contributes 0.01% of all plastic waste”
pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 7 months ago
You need a few more zeros there.
vovo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
Why use plastic condoms? Latex is good.
Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 7 months ago
Latex allergy, apparently that’s a thing.
infuziSporg@hexbear.net 7 months ago
In the past 2 decades vinyl ones have become a lot more common. I don’t know if there’s any difference in strength, but being hypoallergenic gives them a broader market.
MF_COOM@hexbear.net 7 months ago
STDs are biodegradable too
TankieTanuki@hexbear.net 7 months ago
They’re natural. They’re from the Earth.
MF_COOM@hexbear.net 7 months ago
I start my day with a bowlful yim yum
deegeese@sopuli.xyz 7 months ago
Isn’t all latex biodegradable? It’s cured tree sap.
oftheair@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Yes, however, it’s the other chemicals they mix it with that make it not biodegradable. Thankfully there are some companies not using those chemicals now which is lovely.
Also, for those who are allergic to latex, unfortunatley the only option is polyurethene which is plastic, and as such not at all biodegradable.
BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Nitrile gloves are an option as well. They don’t contain the protein that triggers allergic reactions
forrgott@lemm.ee 7 months ago
That’s…not how chemistry works.
CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Sheep intestine condoms ftw!
/s
DahGangalang@infosec.pub 7 months ago
This, but in sarcastically.
Would be an interesting boost to the Sheep industry.
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
aren’t sheep about as bad as cows for the climate?
PervServer@lemmynsfw.com 7 months ago
Classic supporter of the Sheep-Sex-industrial complex… But not the Welsh kind.
ramble81@lemm.ee 7 months ago
As long as it’s not still in the sheep.
Raverbunny@aussie.zone 7 months ago
I see you’re unaware of what goes on in New Zealand…
With love from across the Tasman 😁
grysbok@lemmy.sdf.org 7 months ago
They’re not as good at preventing STDs, but they’re decent at preventing pregnancy.
pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Nah, they’re full of microplastics these days.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 months ago
So are STDs.
iAvicenna@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Standard Deviations are not biodegradable
Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Neither is statistical thermodynamics
samus12345@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Star Trek: Discovery is not biodegradable.
stebo02@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
just stay a virgin guys it’s really easy!!
SweetCitrusBuzz@beehaw.org 7 months ago
This is incorrect now, there are some which are.
SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 7 months ago
Say gex!
0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
sesbiab lex
Zozano@lemy.lol 7 months ago
Ah… 2019… The year of the distortion memes.
You see, it’s funnier because the letters are being silly.
0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
for me the distortion adds to the meme because it changes how I pronounce the second part in my mind. because of the distortion I read it with a rising and falling tone or whatever it’s called, which made it a lot funnier.
nelsnelson@hexbear.net 7 months ago
[deleted]KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
i dont know about that figure. It’s certainly more than the average third world individual, but than again i believe third world countries are some of the most polluting out there based on the resource extraction, so while the individual may not create a shit ton of pollution, all that mining sure does create a lot.
0laura@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
a lot of mining is just outsourced pollution of first world countries.
nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
this is why you should do as old times and use sheep intestines as condoms
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
Any vegan alternatives?
nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
latex is plant based i think
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one [bot] 7 months ago
lol what a wild ride.
ColdWater@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
HIV is not biodegradable once it’s inside you
jol@discuss.tchncs.de 7 months ago
HIV becomes part of you so kinda.
psud@aussie.zone 7 months ago
HIV speeds up your recycling (especially untreated) so it’s quicker recycling than an unmodified human
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Are progesterone pills biodegradable?
samus12345@lemmy.world 7 months ago
And so are STDs.
Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Have protected sex even if you only have access to non-biodegradable condoms, getting antibiotic resistant chlamydia isn’t going to save the planet.
NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Also from an environmental perspective, having a child is about the worst thing you can do compared to…a fucking condom lmao.
msage@programming.dev 7 months ago
Vasectomy
JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 7 months ago
One baby can go through 6,000 diapers until potty trained.
One condom vs 6,000 diapers. I think your right about the condom doing less damage to the environment.
Neon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Wellll
If it kills you early, it is certainly good on the climate
lauha@lemmy.one 7 months ago
Chlamydia and all other stds are biodegradable
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 months ago
or just be a based virgin and don’t have sex. That would’ve been the funny answer.