tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post6664476771863522171..comments2024-03-28T15:41:37.170-04:00Comments on Ben's Journal: Being The EnvironmentalistBen Simonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-1781651389730599962007-08-28T08:54:00.000-04:002007-08-28T08:54:00.000-04:00I've been wondering the same thing! As I stand the...I've been wondering the same thing! As I stand there, carefully cutting every ring such that there is no closed circle/diamond anywhere on the thing, I *always* wonder if I'm doing all that work for nothing, and sometimes wonder if I'm somehow making it more harmful. <BR/><BR/>Heck, if any animal tries to swallow it, it wouldn't be too good for them. But really, we've got to draw the line somewhere. If we want to protect the animals from our hazardous trash, we have to burn it all, or enclose it in something they can't get into. Neither of which is going to happen.<BR/><BR/>Ooh, or we could put it all in one area (how about Canada?), and enclose it in a giant dome. :)spugbraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847742411835463316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-70841061346360339112007-08-27T22:41:00.000-04:002007-08-27T22:41:00.000-04:00That's right - I forgot about the Simpsons referen...That's right - I forgot about the Simpsons reference. Man that was a good episode.<BR/><BR/>How much you want to bet that cutting up the rings end up killing more animals than leaving them whole?Ben Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-43807706898162102082007-08-27T10:55:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:55:00.000-04:00I always feel obligated to do this, too. I always ...I always feel obligated to do this, too. I always resent it, because I feel like it's so unlikely that my plastic-ring thing, buried in a landfill in a trash bag full of nasty junk, is really going to trap/kill any wildlife. But I still do it. <BR/><BR/>This brings to mind a classic Simpsons moment... In <A HREF="http://www.snpp.com/episodes/4F17" REL="nofollow">The Old Man and The Lisa</A>, when Mr. Burns hooks together millions of six-pack rings, to catch millions of fish. Mmmm... Slurry... *drool*<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, while searching for the details for that Simpsons reference, I ran across this:<BR/>http://digg.com/general_sciences/Six_Pack_Plastic_Deforms_a_Turtle<BR/>Poor thing!spugbraphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16847742411835463316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-61661550115510303962007-08-17T18:14:00.000-04:002007-08-17T18:14:00.000-04:00Dude, I'm saving the environment here - I've got n...Dude, I'm saving the environment here - I've got no time for counting or other tricky tasks like that ;-).<BR/><BR/>Nice catch, thanks.Ben Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833753747177544979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12753102.post-49827911774434804312007-08-17T18:11:00.000-04:002007-08-17T18:11:00.000-04:00While I think it is great that you do this... this...While I think it is great that you do this... this one looks like a 8-pack,NickChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03247600634502111298noreply@blogger.com