It’s almost too absurd to believe.
There’s a conversation to be had about microplastic contamination, but this study feels and sounds like bad faith argument.
This study is unscientific garbage and should be retracted.
Their “simulation” of making tea involved 300 teabags boiled in 600ml of water at 95 C while being stirred at 750rpm for an unspecified amount of time. They then took counts using undiluted samples of that liquid.
It isn’t clear why they chose such an absurd methodology, but it is absolutely spurious to draw conclusions from this about teabags used under normal conditions.
This study is such bullshit. They took 300 teabags and boiled them in 600ml of water while stirring at 750rpm for an unspecified amount of time, and claim their method to be an accurate simulation of making a cup of tea.
Why are you building a straw man? I made no claim about the truth or falsity of what he said; just that you shouldn’t believe it from him.
The source of this information is Ronny Jackson, who claimed that Trump’s cognitive and cardiac health were both “excellent”. He was also demoted by the Navy for drinking and taking Ambien while on duty.
Nothing he says should be believed without additional confirmation.
I don’t know man. It feels like pigeonholing somebody’s sexual preferences based on the style of their clothing might not be accurate.
Take a look at this photo of Mötley Crue from back in the day, and those guys were renowned for their heterosexuality.
It’s in quotes because the headline is quoting a source rather than reporting information that the newspaper has evaluated themselves.
I see what you’re getting at and your position is reasonable, but I think misses the point of the initial comment, viz. The Economist is known for objective reporting (neutrality in bias), in part because they are open about their editorial slant (non-neutrality of opinion).
For example: “Ukraine is winning the economic war. This is a good thing.” - Economist reporting vs. “Ukraine is winning the economic war. This is a bad thing.” - Converse-Economist vs. “Ukraine is losing the economic war.” - Pro-Russian bias
You made an assertion. If you are unable to provide supporting evidence, we can assume that your assertion is incorrect without needing to prove anything.
It might not contribute to the conversation, but I thought your response was worth an upvote.
Advertising for a product isn’t a citation. That article literally just repeats Dyson’s own claims. Do you have anything that actually tests that claim?
The US ranks below many nations not considered developed as well. I’m not sure what point you’re trying to make.
I cited two metrics, not one: maternal mortality and life expectancy. The US is also in the bottom 60 for income inequality.
You made a claim first, so you should provide your citation first as well.
How is it better? Several people have pointed out that standards of living in the United States are well below most developed nations. There US ranks 48th in the world in life expectancy, and 66th in the world in maternal mortality, behind Egypt, Ukraine, Lebanon, Romania, and… the Gaza Strip.
The accusations date to 2010 and he gave up his citizenship in 2012.
You didn’t read story. The alleged crimes happened while he was still a US citizen.
They do not. For a given power input they produce less airflow at lower velocity than a regular fan. They’re a complete scam.
Have you missed the last week of news? The funding was stripped out of the original budget, which had already gone through bipartisan negotiation and had support from both parties, because Trump and Elon Musk coerced their party into rejecting it.