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[-] Clasm@lemmy.world 155 points 6 months ago

How they used to get rid of motor oil back in the day.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 91 points 6 months ago

The oil is now outside of the environment

[-] beastlykings@sh.itjust.works 47 points 6 months ago

It's not IN an environment, it's been towed OUTSIDE the ENVIRONMENT

[-] mortemtyrannis@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 months ago

But what about the front?

It’s still attached isn’t it?!

I mean... the wisdom not really incorrect - the oil would soak into the ground. In this era people just piled up garbage in their back yard and burned it. Obviously this isn't an appropriate way to dispose of things in 2024.

[-] Clasm@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

The wisdom is incorrect though, in the sense that you aren't 'disposing' of the oil using this method. You are simply hiding it while simultaneously toxifying your immediate environment.

Semantics. What does it mean to "dispose" of something?

to get rid of something, especially by throwing it away

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