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sjg007 on Dec 3, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Mushrooms Can Eat Plastic, Petroleum and CO2 (2018...

Except they rust or break. They leech too sometimes.

eru on Dec 4, 2020 | [–]

Sure. Engineers know how to handle materials that don't last forever.

Plastic suddenly rotting faster is mainly a concern because it would challenge previous assumptions.

adrianN on Dec 3, 2020 | [–]

It's not like PVC pipes are perfect either.

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