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		markrages on Sept 25, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Some tea bags may shed billions of microplastics p... Staples microwave OK. A microwave's wavelength is about 12 cm. A staple is a small fraction of that and won't couple much energy.

vonmoltke on Sept 25, 2019 [–]

Not to mention the water it is submerged in absorbs the actual radiation, so it generally doesn't even make it to the staple to begin with (at least, if you push the bad down to flood it before heating).

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