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Just went down the aliexpress rabbit hole again. Theres really everythinf for some of really niche things that i wouldnt ever buy, but some things really do look appealing. I wonder what do you guys use daily thats worth lets say under $20

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I actually modified it in solidworks to have a nice curve, and open at the tips vs trying to thread the floss everytime.

Bacteria? You're brushing your teeth with a reused toothbrush. Besides, that's what immune systems are for.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Different plastics have different properties, like how much moisture they hold. You can clean polypropylene but you'll never clean off PLA

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used petg, better for the engineering stuff that I do.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Feel free to google whether you should be putting petg in your mouth and then giving it time to grow bacteria and then putting it back in your mouth again.

(you may be shocked by the answer)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I don't think anyone is shocked. PETG is probably the best solution here since it can be food grade and transparent to help with disinfection via UV. Would probably be a good idea to limit each one to a month of use or something but it's still better than the wasteful alternative.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Jesus, clickbait language in comments is worrying

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Have jokes gone too far? Some lemmy experts are concerned

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Ask an expert: Is Arugula a super food?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I understand your point, and still disagree.

If I could injection mold it out of polycarbonate, I would. I'd still rather use this than mindlessly buy 150 plastic prongs, only 5% of each disposed piece being actual floss.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Go for it, but maybe don't tell people it's a good idea without explaining any of the risk

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Caveat emptor. We are all masters of our own destinies.