PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Plastic Spoon's Weight of Microplasticswww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up153arrow-down1external-linkThe Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Plastic Spoon's Weight of Microplasticswww.smithsonianmag.comPhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-related@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareDubiousx99@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOp, you made a typo in the post title. The article says worth and you have weight.
minus-squarePhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 days agoI changed it, because “a spoon’s worth” could mean either, the volume of the spoon itself, or a spoonful.
minus-squareramble81@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoI read it as the weight of the spoon itself which doesn’t make much sense vs the weight of what the spoon would hold when filled with a scoop.
minus-squarePhilipTheBucket@ponder.catOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoYes, that’s why I changed it. “A plastic spoon’s weight” is clear. “A spoon’s worth” could mean a few different things. In my opinion.
Op, you made a typo in the post title. The article says worth and you have weight.
I changed it, because “a spoon’s worth” could mean either, the volume of the spoon itself, or a spoonful.
I read it as the weight of the spoon itself which doesn’t make much sense vs the weight of what the spoon would hold when filled with a scoop.
Yes, that’s why I changed it. “A plastic spoon’s weight” is clear. “A spoon’s worth” could mean a few different things. In my opinion.