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Coriolus
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
Posts: 905
Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48
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"Polyurethane seemed like it couldn’t interact with the earth’s normal processes of breaking down and recycling material. That’s just because it hadn’t met the right mushroom yet"
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679201/fungi-discovered-in-the-amazon-will-eat-your-plastic
Wonder if there are any 'by-products' from this..
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Moe_Nox
Title: In Moe We Trust
Posts: 1,962
Registered: 2007-2-4 12:17:56
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If by by-products you mean human hating mushroom men, then yes.
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Coriolus
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
Posts: 905
Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48
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Eradiani
Title: Moderator/ EvEVault Staff
AE mid to deep
Posts: 527
Registered: 2002-5-3 02:18:49
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I think this is actually awesome. now if they can only find a Styrofoam eating fungus that doesn't turn the stuff into napalm.. 
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Scarne
Title: Capo di Scientifico
Posts: 1,087
Registered: 2001-7-23 15:24:34
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Coriolus posted:
"Polyurethane seemed like it couldn’t interact with the earth’s normal processes of breaking down and recycling material. That’s just because it hadn’t met the right mushroom yet"
http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679201/fungi-discovered-in-the-amazon-will-eat-your-plastic
Wonder if there are any 'by-products' from this..
Methane and growth of the fungus mostly.
Polyurethane is just carbon, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen so there wouldn't be any nasty by-products. 
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imaloon1
Posts: 674
Registered: 2003-9-15 07:19:53
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Once again the mighty human species doesn't know dick about anything...
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I wonder if this could be used to wipe out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch without unforeseen consequences.
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eodoll
Posts: 1,028
Registered: 2002-2-14 12:35:42
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imaloon1 posted:
Once again the mighty human species doesn't know dick about anything...
It probably evolved n response to all our waste products.
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Thugoneous
Title: Watching Caliente, BRB.
Posts: 1,128
Registered: 2002-11-2 18:00:54
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We need to come up with something more resistant.
We must not lose!
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DemonicXH
Title: Camelot Vault Staff
News Editor
Posts: 584
Registered: 2003-12-1 08:14:17
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Eager_Igraine posted:
I wonder if this could be used to wipe out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch without unforeseen consequences.
I was wondering the same exact thing.
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