• masterspace@lemmy.ca
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    16 hours ago

    Til that OP has no concept of what a particle is or how small it is or how many of them there are in any given scenario because our brains did not evolve to process that kind of scale accurately.

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      10 hours ago

      Just posted the article. Why not be constructive and post something more informative?

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        6 hours ago

        Because pop science articles often throw out bullshit like “blowing your nose can cause you to expel over 100 germs” because they know that 100 sounds like a big number and will get clicks.

        People not questioning the actual context and meaning behind those numbers and how they connect back to something we actually care about leads to a lot of bullshit science reporting.

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        6 hours ago

        Lmao, bruh here thinks his brain evolved to process scales of millions and comprehend a nanometer.

        Are you a special unique bro different from everyone else?

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          5 hours ago

          It’s 14,000 to 75,000, not millions.

          Microplastics are in the range of one micrometer to five millimeters, not nanometers.

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            5 hours ago

            That changes literally nothing of what I said. Your brain did not evolve to process those scales accurately. If you think you can, that just means you’re lacking in self reflection.

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              5 hours ago

              Being factually incorrect about literally everything you said changes nothing? Okay.

              More importantly, humans are capable of abstract thought. Your whole argument is specious. If you find yourself lacking the context to understand these numbers, you can easily seek context. A good starting place would be the actual paper, which is linked in OP’s article. For the lazy: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-61146-4

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                4 hours ago

                Being factually incorrect about literally everything you said changes nothing? Okay.

                Yeah bruh, it’s this little thing called being pedantic.

                If I say wealth inequality is crazy, no one should have 250 billion dollars, and you say ‘well actually Jeff Bezos only has 210 billion dollars’, then I will be factually incorrect and my point will still be completely valid.