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  • In 1999 I spent a week in Cornwall (south western tip of the UK), staying in a spot right in the middle of the path of totality for the eclipse that summer. Every day, glorious sunshine, even got a bit burnt. Except one day. Day of the eclipse was thick clouds horizon to horizon. Ended up watching the BBC coverage from an aircraft via a 3" portable TV.

    Did get to see the approaching shadow over the ocean, so at least that was pretty cool, but still disappointing.

    Don’t think I’ll have another opportunity in my lifetime unless I travel internationally specifically to see one.








  • Raxiel@lemmy.worldtoMildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldTethered plastic caps
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    10 months ago

    They might not get discarded separately, but do they get recycled separately?
    I always loosen caps when throwing them in the green bin so the bottles will compress more easily. Others might just throw them in separately or they might even pop off once compacted.
    I don’t know how much of a problem having them separated might be (I’m just wondering out loud) but I could see how keeping things together and not having lots of small fiddly bits in mixed loads prior to sorting could be beneficial.
    Sounds like it doesn’t take much contamination for recycling companies to redirect whole loads to landfill, so it it helps there it’s good I guess?