@[email protected] to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-relatedEnglish • 1 month agoThe Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Plastic Spoon's Weight of Microplasticswww.smithsonianmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11cross-posted to: [email protected]science[email protected]
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkThe Human Brain May Contain as Much as a Plastic Spoon's Weight of Microplasticswww.smithsonianmag.com@[email protected] to Health - Resources and discussion for everything health-relatedEnglish • 1 month agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected]science[email protected]
minus-square@Dubiousx99linkEnglish2•1 month agoOp, you made a typo in the post title. The article says worth and you have weight.
minus-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoI changed it, because “a spoon’s worth” could mean either, the volume of the spoon itself, or a spoonful.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•1 month 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-square@[email protected]OPlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month 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.