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orthoclad

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1. "Plastics!" he whispered

Reply to chowder66 (Original post)

Fri May 22, 2026, 08:42 PM

May 22

Now that power tech is (slightly) moving away from burning fossil sunlight, the petrogarchs had to find another use for those hydrocarbons, especially from fracked gas. Voila! Flood the zone with plastic!

Remember the vinyl chloride disaster in Ohio.

Follow the money.

edit: subject line is lame The Graduate reference. Plastic has sandwiched my life time. I remember when "plastic" was the worst of insults.

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'It fails' or 'it blows up': 2 options left for toxic chemical leak in Garden Grove, officials say [View all] chowder66 May 22 OP

"Plastics!" he whispered orthoclad May 22 #1

This is...I just don't know lol. This take is just not it. Melon May 22 #4

Never forgotten... ultralite001 May 22 #2

Plastic is polluting the entire world IcyPeas May 22 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Melon May 22 #9

Watching local news... IcyPeas May 22 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Melon May 22 #6

The polymer of methyl methacrylate is known as Plexiglas, Lucite, or Perspex. It's both stiff and transparent. eppur_se_muova May 22 #7

Thank you. IcyPeas May 22 #11

God knows what that water is absorbing, but MMA itself is slightly water-soluble. eppur_se_muova May 22 #12

Obvious question: what's up with the emergency vent valve ? Who builds a storage tank without one ? n t eppur_se_muova May 22 #8

It has one. It likely broke from pressure Melon May 22 #10