Posted by Evelyn Leeper on December 17, 2008, 2:58 pm
If, like me, you like to keep a plastic bag or two in your jacket pocket
in case you need one, *don't* try this with biodegradable plastic bags.
You see, they are ... well, biodegradable, and after some period of time
in your pocket, will degrade into a pile of tiny plastic confetti which
manages to cling to just about everything.
:-( :-(
(My only consolation is that I assume that over time the various
minuscule flakes I keep finding will degrade to something invisible to
the human eye.)
--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Posted by MSfortune on December 17, 2008, 4:24 pm
> If, like me, you like to keep a plastic bag or two in your jacket pocket
> in case you need one, *don't* try this with biodegradable plastic bags.
> You see, they are ... well, biodegradable, and after some period of time
> in your pocket, will degrade into a pile of tiny plastic confetti which
> manages to cling to just about everything.
> :-( :-(
> (My only consolation is that I assume that over time the various
> minuscule flakes I keep finding will degrade to something invisible to
> the human eye.)
> --
> Evelyn C. Leeper
> Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Always wise to be skeptical of new technology, but I doubt you have a
problem. Unless you have sunlight and a compost pile in your pocket,
the bag may outlast you. What bothers me some is that they seek to
make such things as auto dash boards out of degradable plastic. They
degrade fast enough as it is. If the car companies can place a
lifetime of 10 years on any vehicle, those of us that keep things
longer will have more problems. It makes more sense to me to recycle
landfill products
Posted by Evelyn Leeper on December 17, 2008, 5:58 pm
MSfortune@mcpmail.com wrote:
>> If, like me, you like to keep a plastic bag or two in your jacket pocket
>> in case you need one, *don't* try this with biodegradable plastic bags.
>>
>> You see, they are ... well, biodegradable, and after some period of time
>> in your pocket, will degrade into a pile of tiny plastic confetti which
>> manages to cling to just about everything.
>>
>> :-( :-(
>>
>> (My only consolation is that I assume that over time the various
>> minuscule flakes I keep finding will degrade to something invisible to
>> the human eye.)
> Always wise to be skeptical of new technology, but I doubt you have a
> problem. Unless you have sunlight and a compost pile in your pocket,
> the bag may outlast you.
You missed my point--I had a bag that degraded even without sunlight and
a compost pile in my pocket.
(It could be worse--I know someone who almost burned themselves carrying
keys and a 9V transistor battery in their pocket when a key ended out
resting on both terminals of the battery for a fair length of time. As
it was, it melted the hard candy they had in that pocket!)
--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
Posted by MSfortune on December 17, 2008, 6:13 pm
> MSfort...@mcpmail.com wrote:
> >> If, like me, you like to keep a plastic bag or two in your jacket pocket
> >> in case you need one, *don't* try this with biodegradable plastic bags.
> >> You see, they are ... well, biodegradable, and after some period of time
> >> in your pocket, will degrade into a pile of tiny plastic confetti which
> >> manages to cling to just about everything.
> >> :-( :-(
> >> (My only consolation is that I assume that over time the various
> >> minuscule flakes I keep finding will degrade to something invisible to
> >> the human eye.)
> > Always wise to be skeptical of new technology, but I doubt you have a
> > problem. Unless you have sunlight and a compost pile in your pocket,
> > the bag may outlast you.
> You missed my point--I had a bag that degraded even without sunlight and
> a compost pile in my pocket.
> (It could be worse--I know someone who almost burned themselves carrying
> keys and a 9V transistor battery in their pocket when a key ended out
> resting on both terminals of the battery for a fair length of time. As
> it was, it melted the hard candy they had in that pocket!)
> --
> Evelyn C. Leeper
> Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.
WOW. Maybe consider laundering that jacket some time.
Posted by Mark Leeper on December 19, 2008, 7:46 am
> MSfort...@mcpmail.com wrote:
> (It could be worse--I know someone who almost burned themselves carrying
> keys and a 9V transistor battery in their pocket when a key ended out
> resting on both terminals of the battery for a fair length of time. As
> it was, it melted the hard candy they had in that pocket!)
> --EvelynC.Leeper
Actually the story was more bizarre than that. I was the someone.
There were no keys. I was keeping in a pocket a spare 9-volt battery
and as it happens a Jolly Rancher candy. Somehow both leads of the 9-
volt ended up touching the candy, which is a lowgrade conductor. I
guess the current started melting the candy making a better
connection. All I know is that I had a hot spot in my pocket and
found the 9-volt and the melted candy.
--Mark
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> in case you need one, *don't* try this with biodegradable plastic bags.
> You see, they are ... well, biodegradable, and after some period of time
> in your pocket, will degrade into a pile of tiny plastic confetti which
> manages to cling to just about everything.
> :-( :-(
> (My only consolation is that I assume that over time the various
> minuscule flakes I keep finding will degrade to something invisible to
> the human eye.)
> --
> Evelyn C. Leeper
> Be braver. You cannot cross a chasm in two small jumps.