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minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39·il y a 11 moisYeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
minus-squarebbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·il y a 11 moisWell hows that untypical?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34arrow-down1·il y a 11 moisWell, there are a lot of these dogs chewing things around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that pets aren’t safe.
minus-squareMarshezezz@lemmy.blahaj.zonedeleted by creatorlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·il y a 11 moisMy only thought was that the pet owners are idiots
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·il y a 11 moisWell, I was thinking more about the other ones.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 11 moisMy cat exclusively choose USB cables, other cables are not tasty apparently. Is difficult to plan for everything.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·il y a 11 moisWell, some of them are built so that they aren’t chewed on at all.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 11 moisCable plastics are derived from soy. They are designed to break down in landfills but the side effect is cat pasta.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·il y a 11 moisOh, very rigorous accessory engineering standards.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·il y a 11 moisBut maybe lithium batteries aren’t safe…
minus-squareboobs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down1·il y a 11 moisIt’s a reference to a famous funny video. Even the guys username is from it https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·il y a 11 moisAbsolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong batteries.
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·il y a 11 moisSenator Collins, can you tell me about your government’s tax plan?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·il y a 11 moisIt’s a complete void.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·il y a 11 moisWell, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.
minus-squareLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·il y a 11 moisWhat materials?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·il y a 11 moisWell, cardboard’s out.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·il y a 11 moisNo cardboard derivatives.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·il y a 11 moisWould like to see “dog chews don’t cause it to catch fire” to the regulations requirements
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·il y a 11 moisWell, I was thinking more about the other ones.
minus-squareMr_WorldlyWiseman@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·il y a 11 moisIt was outside of the environment
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·il y a 11 moisIt’s beyond the environment. It’s not in an environment. It’s been thrown beyond the environment.
Yeah, that’s not very typical. I’d like to make that point.
Well hows that untypical?
Well, there are a lot of these dogs chewing things around the world all the time, and very seldom does anything like this happen. I just don’t want people thinking that pets aren’t safe.
My only thought was that the pet owners are idiots
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
My cat exclusively choose USB cables, other cables are not tasty apparently. Is difficult to plan for everything.
Well, some of them are built so that they aren’t chewed on at all.
Cable plastics are derived from soy. They are designed to break down in landfills but the side effect is cat pasta.
Oh, very rigorous accessory engineering standards.
But maybe lithium batteries aren’t safe…
It’s a reference to a famous funny video. Even the guys username is from it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3m5qxZm_JqM
Absolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong batteries.
Senator Collins, can you tell me about your government’s tax plan?
It’s a complete void.
Well, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.
What materials?
Well, cardboard’s out.
And?
No cardboard derivatives.
Would like to see “dog chews don’t cause it to catch fire” to the regulations requirements
Well, I was thinking more about the other ones.
It was outside of the environment
It’s beyond the environment. It’s not in an environment. It’s been thrown beyond the environment.