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What's something that's taken for granted that occasionally makes you think, wait wtf? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 days ago by manicdave to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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For example, Britain's national mapping organisation's brand is associated in our national consciousness with going to a small shop in a quaint village to get a map showing how to walk up a mountain. It's called Ordnance Survey. If that sounds like Artillery Research to you, that's because the project started because the king wanted to know how to accurately bomb Scotland.

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[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I am aware; but when the options are an entirely plastic container (clear, and readily able to oxidise and leech microplastics when exposed to light over long periods of time) versus a lined metal can (which is at least opaque) - cans are remain the lesser of two evils.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 3 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

I don't disagree at all. I wish we had more options.

More glass with compatibility with mason jar lids would be a win for everyone. You can recycle 5them if you want, reuse them easily, and they can remain in circulation for a very long time.

The only caveat with glass is that you have too many idiots breaking them on sidewalks, bike lanes, and parks.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Glass is also quite heavy, increasing logistics costs for transport - but in an ideal world where everything runs off renewable energy sources and stupid people didn’t ruin things for the rest of us - glass would indeed be the ideal medium.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 2 points 13 hours ago

But glass is easy to sterilize at the point of purchase and refilled. There are "zero waste" stores that do something like this already, so there's nothing to bring in other than bulk product (instead of 100 cans or bottles).

Doesn't work everywhere in our current, high-profit, low-care business models.