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This study is such bullshit. They took 300 teabags and boiled them in 600ml of water while stirring at 750rpm for an unspecified amount of time, and claim their method to be an accurate simulation of making a cup of tea.

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rimu@piefed.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
I had trouble believing you at first so I hunted down the study to verify. You're completely right!

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- ralakus@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  
  Three teabag types were purchased online (Amazon and AliExpress) or in a local supermarket. The online-purchased teabags were ordered empty (with no tea inside) and with a known polymer composition
  
  The third teabag type (sample 3), bought in the supermarket, was a regular tea brand of green tea
  
  300 teabags were transferred into a 1 L beaker (pre-washed and sterilized) containing 600 mL of Milli-Q water at 95 ◦C with constant stirring (750 rpm).
  
  It sounds like they were using a magnetic stir bar rather than a spoon or rod but still, 300 teabags, most of which coming empty from Amazon or AliExpress in 600ml is ridiculous.
  
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- splinter@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  It’s almost too absurd to believe.
  
  There’s a conversation to be had about microplastic contamination, but this study feels and sounds like bad faith argument.
  
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Zip2@feddit.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
They probably microwaved the water too, and didn’t use a saucer. No mention of when they put the milk in?

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