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Coriolus  3 stars
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
Posts: 905
Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48
"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  4 stars
Title: In Moe We Trust
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Registered: 2007-2-4 12:17:56
If by by-products you mean human hating mushroom men, then yes.

 

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Coriolus  3 stars
Title: Outpost Ice Mexican
Posts: 905
Registered: 2002-5-17 06:20:48

 

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Eradiani  3 stars
Title: Moderator/ EvEVault Staff
AE mid to deep

Posts: 527
Registered: 2002-5-3 02:18:49
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  4 stars
Title: Capo di Scientifico
Posts: 1,087
Registered: 2001-7-23 15:24:34
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  3 stars
Posts: 674
Registered: 2003-9-15 07:19:53
Once again the mighty human species doesn't know dick about anything...

 

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Eager_Igraine  4 stars
Posts: 1,036
Registered: 2002-11-21 11:55:52
I wonder if this could be used to wipe out the Great Pacific Garbage Patch without unforeseen consequences.

 

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eodoll  4 stars
Posts: 1,028
Registered: 2002-2-14 12:35:42
imaloon1 posted:

Once again the mighty human species doesn't know dick about anything...



It probably evolved n response to all our waste products.
Thugoneous  4 stars
Title: Watching Caliente, BRB.
Posts: 1,128
Registered: 2002-11-2 18:00:54
We need to come up with something more resistant.

We must not lose!

 

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DemonicXH  3 stars
Title: Camelot Vault Staff
News Editor

Posts: 584
Registered: 2003-12-1 08:14:17
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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