The garbage that could kill the human race

The garbage that could kill the human race(medium.com)

9 points by msegal 11 years ago | 8 comments

henryw 11 years ago |

One takeaway point that I got:

Plastics, degraded to fine grains in the ocean, are consumed by as much as 50% of salt-water fish. Humans who eat the fish are suspected to experience the negative side effects of higher estrogen levels induced by the plastics.

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dang 11 years ago |

Can anyone suggest an accurate, neutral title?

Edit: Users have flagged this, so it doesn't really matter.

ars 11 years ago | |

Yah, no kidding. That title is serious link bait, especially because it's not in slightest supported by the article.

I know HN has a policy of letting the article choose its own title, but I think they should make an exception here.

dang 11 years ago | | |

The policy is to keep the article's title unless it is misleading or linkbait. Double when it's both.

oska 11 years ago | |

"The planet's five ocean gyres and the risks of accumulated plastic pollution"

Quite florid writing but the map of the planet's ocean gyres is beautifully done.

gus_massa 11 years ago | |

I'm not sure, all the article has a very alarmist tone:

* Investigating garbage patches in the ocean

* Plastic garbage is more dangerous than meteorites and global warning

* Would you like a smaller penis with that bag?

RyJones 11 years ago | |

"What is a gyre, why does it trap garbage, and why should you care?"

noir_lord 11 years ago | | |

That's almost as bad as "This one simple trick to ruin your planet" or "You'll never believe how the human race will die out".