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

Oh that's neat! Was always under the impression that it was fine because it being from the rubber tree and how rubber bands can dry out and crumble afterba while

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think only about 25% of tire materials are natural. The rest are synthetic rubber, resins and fillers, then metal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Huh, TIL syntheic rubber is a thing