It looks like trying to avoid ingesting microplastics is a pointless exercise at this point in our collective societal decline.
Researchers in Japan have confirmed that microplastics are present in clouds, where they’re most likely affecting the climate in ways that we can’t yet fully comprehend. In a study published in the journal Environmental Chemistry Letters, Japanese scientists at Waseda University ascended Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama to collect water from the mists that cover the peaks. Scientists then applied advanced imaging techniques to the samples to determine their physical and chemical properties. What they found should come as no surprise.
The team identified nine different types of polymers and one type of rubber among the airborne microplastics, ranging in size from 7.1 to 94.6 micrometers. Microplastics are commonly defined as plastic particles under 5 millimeters that come from sources like industrial discharge, textiles, synthetic car tires, personal care products among other sources. They’ve already been discovered inside fish, among Arctic sea ice, and in the snows on top of the Pyrenees mountains between France and Spain.
So drink up my friends, these microplastics are everywhere, so we might as well fully commit.
Side Items
Tupac Dead??!!??: A man was arrested yesterday and charged with murder for taking part in the 1996 murder of rapper Tupac Shakur. This long-awaited breakthrough in one of hip-hop’s most controversial mysteries is unlikely to convince many that Shakur isn’t living out his days in Cuba. But Duane “Keffe D” Davis has long been known to investigators as one of four suspects identified early in the investigation. The man has given interviews for 10 years talking about being on the scene when the fatal shooting took place, and he hasn’t exactly been subtle about his role. He isn’t the accused gunman but was described as the group’s ringleader by authorities yesterday at a news conference and in court
NY Flood Aftermath: Despite their $5.5 BILLION budget, the police in New York were pretty much powerless in dealing with the flash flooding yesterday, if you can believe it. Those boys in blue couldn’t even be bothered to go get a mop and pretend to help out. I’m sure I’m not the first to say it, but these bloated police budgets are about as useful as a poop-flavored lollipop