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[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago (3 children)

With the disgusting reality that most dust is just dead skin. Open the vacuum janky-like and you just huffed your own epidermis ๐Ÿ˜ญ

[โ€“] wscholermann@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago

Yeah I'll pass thanks lol

[โ€“] dumblederp@aussie.zone 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

nah come on, a good portion of it is car tyres too.

[โ€“] StudChud@aussie.zone 6 points 5 months ago

Ah yes, of course; dead skin, car tyres, and micro-plastics.

The Pollution of Tomorrow, Today!

[โ€“] wscholermann@aussie.zone 2 points 5 months ago

I fact checked this because it didn't seem plausible. While dust does have dead skin in households it usually makes up about 15% of the dust.