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minus-squareDamage@feddit.itlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoWasn’t starlink damaging the ozone layer as well?
minus-squarePeppycito@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·24 days agoWhen they say “burn up on reentry” they don’t mean disintegrate, they mean burn. It’s exactly like throwing thousands of home entertainment systems in a fire except that the pollution is in the upper atmosphere where normal pollution doesn’t reach.
minus-squareMelodiousFunk@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·24 days ago Perfectly Safe© until proven* otherwise! - every polluter ever *Hope you have good lawyers and deep pockets
Wasn’t starlink damaging the ozone layer as well?
When they say “burn up on reentry” they don’t mean disintegrate, they mean burn. It’s exactly like throwing thousands of home entertainment systems in a fire except that the pollution is in the upper atmosphere where normal pollution doesn’t reach.
- every polluter ever
*Hope you have good lawyers and deep pockets