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fossilesque @mander.xyz

7mo ago

biodegradable

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Have protected sex even if you only have access to non-biodegradable condoms, getting antibiotic resistant chlamydia isn’t going to save the planet.
- Also from an environmental perspective, having a child is about the worst thing you can do compared to...using a fucking condom lmao.
  
  Vasectomy
  
  One baby can go through 6,000 diapers until potty trained.
  One condom vs 6,000 diapers. I think your right about the condom doing less damage to the environment.
- Wellll
  If it kills you early, it is certainly good on the climate
- Chlamydia and all other stds are biodegradable
- or just be a based virgin and don't have sex. That would've been the funny answer.

Latex is natural rubber and is indeed biodegradable though it is slow to break down. Polyurethane condoms will probably be found in the archeological record.
- I only use authentic Amish made sheep intestine condoms because they are definitely biodegradable.
  
  And reusable!
- I mean, true but they're better than the styrofoam ones....
  /s
  
  (I know you're joking but the builder in me is genuinely curious if you can make a rubber-like substance out of polystyrene)
- Polyurethane also biodegrades, just very slowly. Since condoms are very thin there will be not much left of them after a century

Over a long enough time span... everything returns to star dust
- I, for one, am ready for the sun to consume us all.
  
  I'm not. We need to get star lifting going, and turn the solar system into our command ship, using the sun as the engine, and structural basis.

"If you care about the planet, be sure to cut down on this product that contributes 0.01% of all plastic waste"
- You need a few more zeros there.
- Why use plastic condoms? Latex is good.
  
  Latex allergy, apparently that's a thing.
  
  In the past 2 decades vinyl ones have become a lot more common. I don't know if there's any difference in strength, but being hypoallergenic gives them a broader market.

STDs are biodegradable too
- They're natural. They're from the Earth.
  
  I start my day with a bowlful yim yum

Isn’t all latex biodegradable? It’s cured tree sap.
- Yes, however, it's the other chemicals they mix it with that make it not biodegradable. Thankfully there are some companies not using those chemicals now which is lovely.
  Also, for those who are allergic to latex, unfortunatley the only option is polyurethene which is plastic, and as such not at all biodegradable.
  
  Nitrile is an option as well. They don't contain the protein that triggers allergic reactions
- That's...not how chemistry works.

Sheep intestine condoms ftw!
/s
- This, but un-sarcastically.
  Would be an interesting boost to the Sheep industry.
  
  aren't sheep about as bad as cows for the climate?
- As long as it’s not still in the sheep.
  
  I see you're unaware of what goes on in New Zealand...
  With love from across the Tasman 😁
- Classic supporter of the Sheep-Sex-industrial complex... But not the Welsh kind.
- They're not as good at preventing STDs, but they're decent at preventing pregnancy.

Nah, they're full of microplastics these days.

So are STDs.
- Standard Deviations are not biodegradable
  
  Neither is statistical thermodynamics
  
  Star Trek: Discovery is not biodegradable.

just stay a virgin guys it's really easy!!

This is incorrect now, there are some which are.

Say gex!
- sesbiab lex

Ah... 2019... The year of the distortion memes.
You see, it's funnier because the letters are being silly.
- for me the distortion adds to the meme because it changes how I pronounce the second part in my mind. because of the distortion I read it with a rising and falling tone or whatever it's called, which made it a lot funnier.

this is why you should do as old times and use sheep intestines as condoms
- Any vegan alternatives?
  
  latex is plant based i think

- i dont know about that figure. It's certainly more than the average third world individual, but then again i believe third world countries are some of the most polluting out there based on the resource extraction, so while the individual may not create a shit ton of pollution, all that mining sure does create a lot.
  
  a lot of mining is just outsourced pollution of first world countries.

HIV is not biodegradable once it's inside you
- HIV becomes part of you so kinda.
  
  HIV speeds up your recycling (especially untreated) so it's quicker recycling than an unmodified human

Are progesterone pills biodegradable?

lol what a wild ride.

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