nifty to Not The OnionEnglish • 11 months agoSouth Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpickswww.reuters.commessage-square6arrow-up181arrow-down10
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkSouth Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpickswww.reuters.comnifty to Not The OnionEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square6
minus-square@aelwerolinkEnglish29•11 months agoThey aren’t actually plastic though… They’re made of starch, as a biodegradable alternative to plastic. Essentially, they’re Cheetos
minus-square@aeronmelonlinkEnglish16•11 months agoI would bet real money that these toothpicks biodegrade faster than Cheetos.
minus-squareBoneheadlinkfedilink10•11 months agoI would bet real money that these toothpicks have more nutritional value than Cheetos.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 months agoCheetos are mostly air, theres a lot more surface area for microbes. Thoothpicks need to be dense to be strong enough to function. I wouldn’t put my money on that.
They aren’t actually plastic though… They’re made of starch, as a biodegradable alternative to plastic.
Essentially, they’re Cheetos
I would bet real money that these toothpicks biodegrade faster than Cheetos.
I would bet real money that these toothpicks have more nutritional value than Cheetos.
Cheetos are mostly air, theres a lot more surface area for microbes. Thoothpicks need to be dense to be strong enough to function. I wouldn’t put my money on that.