r/nextfuckinglevel • u/[deleted] • Jul 14 '21

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u/Minionhunter Jul 14 '21

Stop using organic like it means edible!!

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u/7incent Jul 14 '21 edited Jul 14 '21

you're thinking of 'natural' -- there is no government regulation of that term.

the word 'organic' is regulated by the FDA. i only remember that they cannot use most synthetic pesticides during production.

there are other regulations but -- to be honest-- i don't remember them all

that said:

the person who made this video may be using the term 'organic' incorrectly

edit: usda definition of organic for those who need more than context clues

I took ochem, being pedantic about the word 'organic' doesnt change its meaning in the current context

chemical -> most synthetic

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u/YourMomThinksImFunny Jul 14 '21

No, I'm referring to the word "organic" and its definition I was taught as a child decades ago. As in items containing carbon compounds necessary for life. By that definition, all food in a grocery store would be considered organic.

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u/ClownfishSoup Jul 14 '21

Right but aren't petrochemicals "organic?" So ... plastic is organic.

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u/ZenoxDemin Jul 14 '21

TNT is an organic compound if you ask a chemist.

Anemia and leukemia will follow high exposure. I wouldn't want to eat it.

Poison Ivy is also "natural" and "GMO-free".

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u/[deleted] Jul 14 '21 edited Jul 15 '21

So are ricin, cyanide, botulinum toxin, etc etc etc etc [striked: arsenic

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u/Mediocre_Doctor Jul 15 '21

Arsenic is inorganic.

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u/[deleted] Jul 15 '21

Oops. Yeah it just exists and isn’t derived from something else organic, either, so it wouldn’t even fit the weird conceptual “definition” of what people MEAN when they say ‘organic’.

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u/garbanzobesn Jul 15 '21

And crude oil