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I clicked expecting an article on a secret formula used by tupperware but was positively surprised by some pretty math in the morning. Nice breakdown, thanks!

fencepost 3y ago
The secret formula of Tupperware was to get people like my mother to buy it. So. Much. Tupperware.
- rollcat 3y ago
  I mean it's very good. I have some 25 year old Tupperware in my kitchen and it's still doing absolutely great. Glass eventually breaks, Tupperware plates live. Cheap boxes sometimes break in less than a year. It's worth buying for the longevity alone.
  - goeiedaggoeie 3y ago
    polymers degrade, especially with heat or UV. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/microplastics-are-in-our-bodies-how-much-do-they-harm-us https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/micro... Plastics have been a blessing to us humans and a curse to nature.
    - userbinator 3y ago
      Tupperware is an example of very durable and safe plastic.
      - goeiedaggoeie 3y ago
        Maybe our definitions of the word "safe" differ. Tupperware before 2010 had BPA in it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/pzby12/what_is_this_white_stuff_that_shows_up_on_my/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/pzby12/what_i... https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/warning-after-old-tupperware-tests-positive-for-lead-and-arsenic-c-402928 https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/warning-afte...
        userbinator 3y ago
        "Detectable" != "unsafe". A lot of FUD articles use that word, and your first link is probably the most factual. But FYI the only Tupperware products that have had BPA are those made using polycarbonate (PC), which is a hard and brittle plastic very different from most of their products and not the first to come to mind upon mention of the brand; on the other hand, the semi-flexible containers they're most known for are PE/PP, which don't require plasticisers at all.

fencepost 3y ago

The secret formula of Tupperware was to get people like my mother to buy it. So. Much. Tupperware.

rollcat 3y ago
I mean it's very good. I have some 25 year old Tupperware in my kitchen and it's still doing absolutely great. Glass eventually breaks, Tupperware plates live. Cheap boxes sometimes break in less than a year. It's worth buying for the longevity alone.
- goeiedaggoeie 3y ago
  polymers degrade, especially with heat or UV. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/microplastics-are-in-our-bodies-how-much-do-they-harm-us https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/micro... Plastics have been a blessing to us humans and a curse to nature.
  - userbinator 3y ago
    Tupperware is an example of very durable and safe plastic.
    - goeiedaggoeie 3y ago
      Maybe our definitions of the word "safe" differ. Tupperware before 2010 had BPA in it. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3222987/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/pzby12/what_is_this_white_stuff_that_shows_up_on_my/ https://www.reddit.com/r/CleaningTips/comments/pzby12/what_i... https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/warning-after-old-tupperware-tests-positive-for-lead-and-arsenic-c-402928 https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/health-wellbeing/warning-afte...
      - userbinator 3y ago
        "Detectable" != "unsafe". A lot of FUD articles use that word, and your first link is probably the most factual. But FYI the only Tupperware products that have had BPA are those made using polycarbonate (PC), which is a hard and brittle plastic very different from most of their products and not the first to come to mind upon mention of the brand; on the other hand, the semi-flexible containers they're most known for are PE/PP, which don't require plasticisers at all.