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Aug 6, 2021 3:29 AM
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Razeltirias
There is a micro in it so be careful XD
lizardbones
IIRC they did the same for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, which had the heaviest medals of any olympics at that point.
thesameasyours
Are they still crunchy like the old ones?
Flangdang
And yet they still kill countless whales
YouDumbBastard
ShadowbanMyAss
Fun fact, gold and silver are the most recycled metals out there.
AManisNotACamel
Cool! The bronze medals at the Sydney Olympic games were made from discontinued 1¢ and 2¢ pieces. We round to the nearest 5¢ down under.
codeblue4me4
Probably have to keep restarting the silver medal.
captritchie1
All we do for recycling are these cosmetic things that make us feel good for 5 seconds when doing the real change would hurt more.
thepuppeteer777
the little mount of gold that are in them they had to use a metric shit ton to make that medal. good
sheeeiit
We're using bronze in smartphones and laptops?
TheWarHymn
Copper and zinc. Bronze Olympic medals are actually brass.
NauseousPanda
The value of the medal is symbolic, not material
gotmojomang
That is there true calling.
TicklishOwl
Or beskar, apparently
DontTazeMeBrah
China is the Empire.
MidasTheAlchemist
Someone's nudes used to be on those.
rockhydra
Why this doesn’t have more upvotes is beyond me.
klimpster
The ones from the 2008 Olympics in Bejing had a ring of different colour of jade stone, to have the eastern equivalent symbolism represented
RaZorHamZteR
Nice.
jamesx
would be super cool if they did Anime Nike for the medals.
RedCamaro
They should have just handed out Nokias.
wasistlosinderhose
Uh but those are from finland....
RedCamaro
And?
wasistlosinderhose
Nokia is the essence of durability. One does not simply recycle them.
RedCamaro
Are you German? Do you need the joke explained?
teardropivyyearofthetiger
Those are made in Finland
OKKOSERANNAJUGI
They are designed in Finland, yeah, but made in India.
ShittyBiologyTeacher
That’s like saying the iPhone isn’t American because it’s made in Taiwan
OKKOSERANNAJUGI
Ok, but that's not what the person said at all. They said "made in Finland" although the phones are made in India.
Thehoffmiester
Ok Japan, now stop wrapping watermelons in plastic
ShadowbanMyAss
Or denying ww2 genocides and trying to rewrite history in their favour
DoctorNothing00
Or having a box with a plastic bag inside with individually wrapped goodies inside that. I love Japanese snacks, but damn!
upvoteFLUFFYthings
That they give to you in a fancy plastic bag! And the individually wrapped goodies on set in a plastic tray!
FourFiveFire
OttoZeimer
Or kill dolphins to "increase fish resources"
kabu4ce1
While really stupid to wrap any fruit that has an inedible peel/skin, japanese do recycle almost all plastic, so it's not that big of a prob
TheS4ndm4n
Plastic recycling is a scam. 99% will end up being burned in a powerplant. Only a few plastics can be reused. And they can't be mixed.
FreebooterFox
"Twenty-three percent of collected plastic is recycled materially and just 4 percent is recycled chemically. The remainder is burned."
jasgstock
I believe "recycled materially" means it can only be recycled once - e.g. turned into park bench that is unrecyclable when it wears out.
TheS4ndm4n
Yes, low grade plastic. Like bedding for road construction. Very bad because it breaks down into microplastic. Huge pollution.
FreebooterFox
Source: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2019/07/06/national/media-national/japan-faces-uphill-battle-reduce-plastic-consumption/
TheS4ndm4n
Paywall. But here's a fun YouTube video: https://youtu.be/_riGg2BW8Jw
mizzamir
What the hell, those fuckin guys invented square watermelons like geniuses and then some idiot wraps other watermelons in plastic?
ICantThinkOfAU
Japanese packaging is some of the worst. Like we’re bad here in Europe but the amount of unnecessary plastic on Japanese products is insane
AriPlanetLord
Square watermelons are not really for eating.
VAPOR85
Yeah there decorative my autocorrect changed decorative to deceptive I think it's gonna go Skynet on me soon
HodgeNPodge
Plastic?
PhailRaptor
It seals in the flavor
Kitakita
consumerism. Japan really values how a product appears. Thats why CDs can cost like $40
Utouto
DouglasPouchOfHolding
It's like $3 for a whole one here. Are yours filled with golden unicorns?
Zega000
The square watermelons I think
derzilly
Damn near everything... Let me emphasize, DAMN NEAR EVERYTHING is wrapped or packed. Including other things with rinds/peels, like bananas!
Caldar
From what I've been told they have a germophobic society and so absolutely all foodstuffs, barring fast food I guess, must be sealed.
derzilly
So. Much. Cellophane.
Marwick42
Well it's not like nature gave them some protective cover. Nope, gotta wrap them up so none of the bits we actually eat get dirty.
molittr11
iputthefiresout
It's Japan, I wouldn't be surprised if there was a restaurant where that was their entire gimmick
Lobangpuki
There are also countries where they put a protective plastic net on the fruit. What a wase. Saw it in Indonesia and they throw plastic
Lobangpuki
*wase = waste
Lobangpuki
everywhere in the streets and in the sea.
IThinkYouGotAFineBrainJack
Asian countries do tend to do that, but the west cut jackfruit like this, so who's the real war criminal?
TwilightSparkle1
Bullshit styrofoam has got to GTFO forever, too!!!
Trek920
Facepalm...
DouglasPouchOfHolding
No, it's a jackfruit
Trek920
Cut by someone who doesn't eat jackfruit
StatmanIbrahimovic
This is cool, but those are from 2018. These are the 2020 medals: gold isn't different, just showing reverse
Daraanel
...and the gold is actually silver, just gold plated.
5GFPLaqZ4nAy2QwrqOEI
i like the design of 2018
Fredfinks
How many you want? Any colour. Even have special limited edition platinum & myrrh. Good deal atm on Hitler shoehorns and Elvis sweat.
BrockEffingSamson
Got any pieces of the true cross?
Fredfinks
All shapes & sizes. Buy a complete true cross, get one free.
5GFPLaqZ4nAy2QwrqOEI
i'll take that plus 1x head of vecna, please.
SirBonSama
Am I just hungry or does the gold medal look like a Rollo candy?
GrumpyOldMillennial
Kinda like a wethers original to me...but then again, I am that demographic now.
DouglasPouchOfHolding
It can be all the things. We can be old together, friend.
JesusStoleMyWeed
Do you mean Olympics 2016?
SerialLurker
2018 Winter Olympics
StatmanIbrahimovic
I tried to include clarifying that but the character limit strikes agai
JesusStoleMyWeed
Ohhhh I am absolutely stupid beyond belief. Cheers
SerialLurker
Honest mistake. No need for name calling!
Multivitamin86
Who decided the writing would be in English? Or do they have them for each language?
djayembe
Good question, I thought French was the official language of the Olympics
DouglasPouchOfHolding
Waitwhat
djayembe
...as determined in Article 23 of the Olympic charter.
HeresYourSauce
That's really cool. I'm glad they did that. It's a small drop in the bucket, but it's a creative example of recycling.
Mafooo
I think they should have just have had gold plated flip phones on big chains, flava flave style
DethShartBSideU
Yup. Neat. I'll just leave this here. https://youtu.be/yDSWGV3jGek
CatSingularity
delete money:solve world problems
commandersalamander1
HeresYourSauce
I clicked that immediately, and then only while was loading did I think of rickrolls. You could have gotten me.
TruckloadsOfBroccoli
just know that no link is safe...surf cautiously my friend.
SupermassiveZebra
Given how this video talks about "estimates for 2002" and "lead in monitor glass" it is seriously dated. It has improved, though not a lot.
SupermassiveZebra
Mainly, there is awareness about this now and more movements exist that try to not participate in the above.
MegaTronVolt
Sure, but that's still roughly two decades of buildup in the meantime
RandalierBear
China made them do it, tough. When they stopped exporting rare earths to Japan for a while, some companies in Japan said: hold my beer!
WeAllLiveInAUserSubmarine
False. Precious metals recycling dates back to the 1970s and Tanaka have been doing it since at least the 90s.
RandalierBear
Tanaka was doing scrap metal recycling untill recently. Mitsubishi Materials is the company behind the medals. Heavy investments in 2017.
RandalierBear
After China blocked explorts of rare earth metals for a while and later stopped imports of e-waste, which Mitsubishi aims at recycling.
RandalierBear
They aim at recycling everything, even landfills.
kerouazy
*upcycling
exeHasStoppedWorking
what's upcycling?
kerouazy
Recycling is reusing one material for a lesser product while upcycling is using a material for a better probuct
Sotlunga
Isn't recycling same use? As when you recycle a plastic bottle into a new one.Downcycling is when you use the material for a lesser product
rmmmm
It has to do with the number of cycles you can “re”cycle a product. Aluminum is for exemple has virtually infinite “cycles” because →
rmmmm
each time you use it to make something new you get the exact same material, no alterations whatsoever. For other type of material like →
DutchBoeremeisie
That was the original meaning. It's been hijacked by various people and is now used to basically mean "recycling". Pet peeve of mine.
waudey912
Not much bro what's up with you?
Exevium
It shows that something beautiful can come from recycled trash, and that in itself, is beautiful
Quacksimus
Great gesture but as someone living in Japan atm, jebus are they obsessed with new stuff all time and triple wrapping everything in plastic
volcabsol
I get a lot of goods from Japan and the amount pf packaging they use on EVERYTHING is insane. Even secondhand shit from mercari/mandarake!
Quacksimus
I know right? Even crackers I've bought to have with cheese come individually wrapped. My plastic consumption has probably gone up fivefold
volcabsol
It's especially frustrating because waste management in Japan is also a whole 'nother ballgame, isn't it? Just more trash to sort!
Quacksimus
It's similar in Sweden where I'm from. The pain is individual days throw it out. Paper on wed, pet bottles on thur etc. Especially since 1/2