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[–] Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 91 points 2 days ago (10 children)

Don’t like thinking about how much of that probably made it to my brain, organs, and muscles :)

[–] ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com 92 points 2 days ago (8 children)

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-024-03453-1

This study released last year based on samples from cadavers suggests there’s enough in your brain to make a plastic spoon

[–] logicbomb@lemmy.world 37 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Maybe they can recycle me into a plastic spoon then.

[–] BlueKey@fedia.io 8 points 2 days ago

There are ways to turn human remains into a juwel. Now human plastic spoons would be something new to put on ones shelf.

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