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South Korea warns against social media trend of eating fried toothpicks (www.reuters.com)

submitted 10 months ago by nifty to c/nottheonion

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[–] aelwero 29 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They aren't actually plastic though... They're made of starch, as a biodegradable alternative to plastic.

Essentially, they're Cheetos

[–] aeronmelon 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I would bet real money that these toothpicks biodegrade faster than Cheetos.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago

I would bet real money that these toothpicks have more nutritional value than Cheetos.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

Cheetos are mostly air, theres a lot more surface area for microbes. Thoothpicks need to be dense to be strong enough to function. I wouldn't put my money on that.