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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by HellsMaddy on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @02:30AM (#31011787)
Drinking tea steeped from those fancy pyramidal teabags is a great way.
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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by rkangel on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:09AM (#31012568)
I assume you mean the Teapigs style things? Do they leech microplastics into tea?
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Re:Broadband cables to be routed through water pipes in new ... by HellsMaddy on Wednesday April 13, 2022 @05:13AM (#31012589)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/tea-bags-plastic-study-mcgil...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21070351

From that thread:

> Some of these fancy bags (e.g. from tea pigs) are made from polylactic acid. This is derived from corn starch and used in temporary medical implants (it degrades to lactic acid) so hopefully it's safe.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21072973

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