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Thank you plastics :) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (10 children)

Anyone can explain to a commoner?

[–] [email protected] 21 points 11 months ago (8 children)

Pthalates are chemicals used in plastics that mimic estrogen in humans.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They mimic both estrogen and testosterone. Which is why we have testosterone looking annoyed at phthalates here.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I too would be annoyed if some stupid chemical came around and did what i did but with a mocking tone.

Testosterone: „Allow me to increase sperm production.“
Phtalate: „AlLOw Me tO iNcReASe SpERm prOdUcTiOn.“

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Hehe that's a rlly hilarious way to describe this!

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