LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Good News Everyone@piefed.socialEnglish · 16 days agoInventor up for award for tackling microplasticswww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1external-linkInventor up for award for tackling microplasticswww.bbc.co.ukLadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Good News Everyone@piefed.socialEnglish · 16 days agomessage-square8linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHelloThere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-214 days agoI’m a bit confused as to why this is being presented as a new invention. Cleaner Seas did it a few years ago: https://www.cleaner-seas.com/for-home/how-it-works/ Edit: me no read good. Was invented 8 years ago.
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 days agoNobody’s calling it a new invention, the article explicitly states it’s been in use for years. As per the title, he’s up to win an award for it.
minus-squareHelloThere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·15 days agoIt’s literally the fifth word…
minus-squareAwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·15 days agoFifth word of what, exactly? I don’t see anything relevant in the fifth word of the headline or the article Edit: Oh I assume you’re referring to the word invention in the summary. He did invent it, years ago. This isn’t a new invention. It IS an invention by him. From my quick skim, it was a self cleaning device, so presumably no replaceable filters required.
minus-squareHelloThere@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoAh, my bad, I had completed missed the “8 years ago” bit in the article.
minus-squareNima@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoit’s not presented as new. it’s presented as his.
I’m a bit confused as to why this is being presented as a new invention. Cleaner Seas did it a few years ago:
https://www.cleaner-seas.com/for-home/how-it-works/
Edit: me no read good. Was invented 8 years ago.
Nobody’s calling it a new invention, the article explicitly states it’s been in use for years. As per the title, he’s up to win an award for it.
It’s literally the fifth word…
Fifth word of what, exactly? I don’t see anything relevant in the fifth word of the headline or the article
Edit: Oh I assume you’re referring to the word invention in the summary.
Ah, my bad, I had completed missed the “8 years ago” bit in the article.
it’s not presented as new. it’s presented as his.