r/pics • u/lnfinity • Aug 12 '21
The majority of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is discarded fishing gear.
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Ah, so the PETA of the sea then
94 u/some_canadian_dude Aug 12 '21 Pretty much. Even this pic is doctored to fit their agenda. 80% of plastics in the ocean are from land, yet they stood on a pile of fishing net and made a claim that fits their goals. 135 u/swinging_ship Aug 12 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. That is the majority and that is a problem. 14 u/ZLBuddha Aug 12 '21 Technically that's a plurality 5 u/uencos Aug 12 '21 Nets are a plurality, add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority 0 u/slickyslickslick Aug 13 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority what?
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Pretty much. Even this pic is doctored to fit their agenda. 80% of plastics in the ocean are from land, yet they stood on a pile of fishing net and made a claim that fits their goals.
135 u/swinging_ship Aug 12 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. That is the majority and that is a problem. 14 u/ZLBuddha Aug 12 '21 Technically that's a plurality 5 u/uencos Aug 12 '21 Nets are a plurality, add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority 0 u/slickyslickslick Aug 13 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority what?
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46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. That is the majority and that is a problem.
14 u/ZLBuddha Aug 12 '21 Technically that's a plurality 5 u/uencos Aug 12 '21 Nets are a plurality, add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority 0 u/slickyslickslick Aug 13 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority what?
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Technically that's a plurality
5 u/uencos Aug 12 '21 Nets are a plurality, add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority 0 u/slickyslickslick Aug 13 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority what?
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Nets are a plurality, add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority
0 u/slickyslickslick Aug 13 '21 46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority what?
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46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear. add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority
46% of plastics in the pacific garbage patch are from fishing gear.
add the rest of the ‘fishing gear’ category and you get a clear majority
what?
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u/Positronix Aug 12 '21
Ah, so the PETA of the sea then