Now this never really bothered me in the past but on hindsight I stick this thing in my mouth just like food so it would be good to know what its composed of. What really got me though is seeing toothbrushes that say whitening or antimicrobial which begs the question. Why is this whitening or antimicrobial? What the heck is in it that is doing this action??? Now that I think of it this might be more than mildly infuriating.
I get it, you want to know if you’re meeting your daily essential microplastics and minerals quota, we all do.
Cancer. At this point as an American consumer, if it’s something you put in an orifice that comes from a large corporation, and is synthetic, assume it’s carcinogenic
Also, if it comes from nature, assume it is carcinogenic. Cancer cells gotta eat too.
Merely existing, even if you were in a perfectly safe bubble, is carcinogenic.
They’re made from fused microplastics.
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Joke explained. Thanks.
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A lot of toothbrushes advertise themselves as “improved whitening” or similar things because the design of the bristles and the action (on electric brushes) actually does help them break up stains, and thus help whiten teeth, when used properly.
As for the antimicrobial claims, there are many materials that are human safe that are also naturally antimicrobial. For instance, brass self sanitizes in as little as 15 minutes, which is why it’s the most common material for doorknobs.
Ok. Rub teeth against doorknob. Got it. Thanks!
Hence the origin of the term knoblicker.
‘Begging the question’ means using circular logic, not that something makes one curious. An example of begging the question would be asking a heterosexual if their mother knows they’re gay. Hope this helps.
While you’re actually correct, language has moved on and now the meaning of ‘prompts the question’ is the dominant usage by far.
