nifty to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agoSouth Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpickswww.reuters.commessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up180arrow-down10
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkSouth Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpickswww.reuters.comnifty to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish • 5 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-square@aelwero@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish29•5 months agoThey aren’t actually plastic though… They’re made of starch, as a biodegradable alternative to plastic. Essentially, they’re Cheetos
minus-square@aeronmelon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish16•5 months agoI would bet real money that these toothpicks biodegrade faster than Cheetos.
minus-squareBoneheadlinkfedilink10•5 months agoI would bet real money that these toothpicks have more nutritional value than Cheetos.
minus-square@TheSlad@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglish3•5 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.