Why You Should Care About the Plastic in Your Poop

A recent study has concluded that people all over the world are probably ingesting microscopic plastic all the time. Now scientists want to know where this plastic is coming from, how it ends up inside of us, and the damage it could do to our bodies and our world.

Hosted by: Stefan Chin

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[glenngriffon]

so there's nurdles in my turdles?

[CoughE]

_The Lego box said 4+ years but i ate it in under a minute. smh_

[getefix]

I'm loving all these valentines day themed videos

[jackielinde]

I just had a horrendous thought when he mentioned airborne plastics: Respiratory System cancers. If we're breathing this stuff, can it damage our lungs in similar ways that Asbestos does? If so, we may have an issue larger than just plastics in our poop. (There's a study right there. Someone get right on it.)

[electronicsNmore]

Glass is the best. It's non-toxic, it can be crushed into small pieces anywhere to dispose of it, not harmful to the environment, and you can melt it down to make new bottles. Plastic floats on water, gives off harmful fumes when burned, and the list goes on.

[nerdpopeking]

Based on the video title I'm surprised to find the video ISN'T hosted by Hank.

[TheJarJarKinks]

It's rather unfortunate that we couldn't find out about stuff like this before plastic became so widespread. Sadly, it wasn't like we knew to test for these dangers.

[DinosaurKale]

Wonder if we accumulate significant quantities over time by brushing our teeth with a plastic toothbrush.

[RangerRuby]

You are so right! Nurdles are the cutest names for pollutants ever. We need to make it more threatening like... Thisisbad. No, I am not the best at original names...

[oreo]

Why is it that right when i sit down to take a poop i get a notification for this

[brachypelmasmith]

i like how the fact that there is microplastic in the air all around us is "silver lining"

[RachaelARaines]

I think I'll just quit eating. I'm full of glyphosate (Roundup), C8 (Tephlon) and now plastic. Now I understand the people signing up for the Mars Launch.

[seancampion]

Eight people doesn't sound like that big of a sample

[LuinTathren]

Thanks for sharing this fascinating if really disturbing information with me. Great job, everyone!

[pardn]

Isn't sending biohazardous waste through the mail illegal?

[buelph]

When you scrape the sides of the margarine dish i imagine you scrape up a bunch of plastic with it too

[WhosFaulty]

We have poisoned the entire globe yet we still produce plastic without blinking an eye

[mkamal]

thank u for scarring my life for good; nothing is going to be the same again.

[ScrapPalletMan]

Please don't cite the source that has not been peer-reviewed. That is not part of the scientific method and certainly should not be part of our scishow.

[nicolaiveliki]

The Austrian scientists probably asked other scientist friends who had experience with similarly odd requests.