I&#39;m going to Hell for this

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[–] TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works 17 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Also silicon is not silicone

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[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I was a chemist, this was a typo indeed.

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[–] shutz@lemmy.ca 1 point 3 weeks ago (1 child)

This!

The only similar thing I find even worse is AliExpress product descriptions that say "silica gel" instead of silicone gel.

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 weeks ago

For those who are curious, silica gel is what is in those "do not eat" packets that absorb moisture to keep your crackers and whatnot from going stale and soggy. Very different from silicone, which is a rubber-like polymer.

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[–] RaoulDook@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

Also they don't actually use plastic in Plastic Surgery, as far as the stuff they install into bodily parts

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[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago*

Exactly. The word "plastic" in "plastic surgery" comes from the Latin word plasticus and it meant "something capable of being shaped or molded." It has nothing to do with plastic as a substance. If anything, they share a root.