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[–] [email protected] 15 points 19 hours ago (7 children)

Fun fact: most rubber is synthetic and made of plastic now, including car tires.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (6 children)

Another reason EVs are NOT the way forward. They're heavier than ICE cars and so they go through tires significantly faster. I wonder if anyone has done the math on how much of our world is filled with microplastics from car tire treadwear. I imagine it's astonishing.

Adding: It's also not surprising to me if car tires are made of plastic these days. The level of engineering it takes to make a tire sticky enough to bring a modern 5,000 pound SUV to a full stop like the 3,500 pound sedans of yore has to be insane.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

So what you're saying is that scientist's laziness on the development of flying cars is what is going to lead to the downfall of man.

I always knew it...

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