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[-] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 86 points 1 month ago

I used to do a similar ritual, and it was really reassuring. Might be an autistic thing for me though lol.

[-] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 19 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

i remember reading recently that it was discovered that a lot of studies regarding microplastics are likely wrong. because nitrile gloves used to operate in the laboratory gives off microplastics, so there is basically no uncontaminated samples.

so, always check your presumably "clean" samples too!

[-] RustyShackleford@piefed.social 15 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

You might, or might not be surprised to hear I tested for variables like that regularly lol.

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