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Wouldn't it be funny if there ended up being a plastic-based life form and they wondered how they came to be... (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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...and they COULD NOT think of a natural process that could produce plastics in the environment in the amounts required to produce life?

Their science would never dream of how it happened.

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[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 69 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

We all have plastic in our balls so apparently we're on our way to making some kind of plastic lifeform

[–] Tronn4@lemmy.world 53 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Plastic is stored in the balls

[–] Irremarkable@fedia.io 35 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Grandparents had lead in the brain, I got plastic in my balls

Wonder what's next

[–] Iheartcheese@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago

Your kids will have death stored in their body.

[–] herrcaptain@lemmy.ca 13 points 3 months ago

With our current handling of the planet, probably not much.

[–] EtherWhack@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Lithium

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In which body part?

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 6 points 3 months ago

Left pinky toe's nail

[–] feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world 3 points 3 months ago

finger in the arse

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 1 points 3 months ago

I never tire of this gag

[–] EffortlessEffluvium@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago

Apparently also in the penis