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- IEatBrains, on 10/10/2007, -3/+39Inaccurate, the Japanese don't have souls, just a coagulation of old anime episodes that drives their bodies.
- mrgreenjeans, on 10/10/2007, -0/+9They create ethanol by basically digesting the cellulose. It is a better source for ethanol than corn which is cutting into food production.
- mikwit, on 10/10/2007, -0/+7thats 50,800,000,000 sticks a year
- rig0rmortis, on 10/10/2007, -1/+8Thanks for that little known fact...
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4/sarcasm
- xcheats, on 10/10/2007, -1/+5RTFA.
- MagicCake, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4^_^
- Shorties, on 10/10/2007, -0/+4... Or maybe plastic, marble, or some other kind of material Chopsticks sets, as many of them do already. Think of all the disposable plastic forks and knives we use daily, instead of turning the oil into plastic silverware we could of used it for something else. Its the same thing. And anyway I find chopsticks to be a more enjoyable eating device.
- VeganG, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3We're not so blameless, with our plastic forks and knives, you know. I assure you that homes in Japan use permanent chopsticks that are washed and re-used.
- synwolf, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3According to an article I read in my Comparative Government class, China used 4.5 billion (yes, Billion) pairs (yes, that means two chopsticks) in 2005.
Now I'm wondering why people didn't think of this earlier. - Cykaos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3you watch Rush Limbaugh? I guess no surprise since you type all in caps....
- streakybacon, on 10/10/2007, -0/+3If you're going to say something, at least be original.
- Cykaos, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2Think about all the plastic forks, spoons, knives, etc that we use...
- justinmt7, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2One of the minor quarks in this plan is that the majority of the disposable chopsticks come from China. Because of the economic boom in China, the price of chopsticks has increased, causing a small but significant portion of Japan's restaurants to start using the plastic chopsticks.
- michelspc, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2China beat them to it:
http://www.asianews.it/index.php?l=en&art=10112&size=A - verdehead, on 10/10/2007, -0/+2They just want to resell them to the US.
- Saiing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1***** me - you have some serious issues dude. Is it possible to bring up any subject at all without you having to turn it into a Japan-hate debate?
- isntreal, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Japan has changed.
- FalseProphecy, on 10/10/2007, -3/+4Or never harvest it in the first place. But, you can't expect the Japanese to change. They've been eating with chopsticks way longer than we've ever been a country.
- lordmetroid, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Much better, I question the efficiency ratio though. One never knows when government is arbitrary meddling in the economy how efficient it really is. On the market price would show how valuable it would be but with government price is just a random number guessed by a random bureaucrat.
- Saiing, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Disposable chopsticks can be made of clean, cut wood with no coating. The surface of the wood is perfect for handling pretty much anything. The re-usable ones are generally laquered to allow them to be cleaned, and don't grip the food as well. For eating purposes, there's really no comparison.
- greenblob, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1Chopsticks stimulate the brain.
- BrokenBokken, on 10/10/2007, -0/+1They are also made of bamboo. :) I eat with chopsticls a lot and for noodles I have a re-usable set with ridges in it which helps grip things a little better.
- Gundark, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2I am pretty sure they were referring to change on this one topic, retard. Of course Japan has changed, but their tradition of eating with wooden chopsticks has been around for much longer then any American tradition could possibly be.
- blacklotus135, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0That doesn't answer the damn question! "hey we do it too" isn't a good way to look at anything.
- justinjstark, on 10/10/2007, -2/+2Why don't they use nice, high quality chopsticks that they can wash and reuse? You would think it would save them money.
- muniak, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0Small but significant portion... The rich portion?
- happytron, on 10/10/2007, -0/+0For some foods they afford much greater precision, but if the food needs to be cut then they are no substitute for a fork and knife.
- paisano1231, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0 were are not the ones with problems with space for our garbage
- IllBeBack, on 10/10/2007, -5/+4Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer, Go Speed Racer Go!!!
- Fatticus, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0Metal eating utensils aren't just an "American tradition".
- jaxcs, on 10/10/2007, -1/+0what is a fork but a stick with one prong?
- chi1thook, on 10/10/2007, -5/+4Wouldn't it be more energy efficient to clear cut the amazon.
- ArmandoM, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Try learning to use them. I'm American, and I learned how to use chopsticks a couple years ago. They're easier than silverware once you get the hang of it.
- ArmandoM, on 10/10/2007, -3/+1Bury
- paisano1231, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0why don't they just use forks and spoons that way the government dosn't have to spend money on this recycling project. and besides its way es eyer!!!!!
- Vodka2389, on 10/10/2007, -5/+2It would be the same thing if they just used metal forks and knives and just burned the wood they would otherwise use for chopsticks.
- Fatticus, on 10/10/2007, -3/+0Yeah, just like normal human beings!
- inactive, on 10/10/2007, -5/+0Recycling chopsticks Japan! You have to realize that bio fuel is simply another modern buzzword the local politicians will rant on for at least twenty years in order to pretend that the country is truly serious about its environmental impact. Learning a new English word is how ministries as well as most of the 127M believe the country has truly become international and responsible citizens of the world capable of becoming global leaders. Not yet atoning for issues on the lost war, the nation will drown in its own waste.
- paisano1231, on 10/10/2007, -7/+0why don't they just use forks and spoons that way the government dosn't have to spend money on this recycling project. and besides its way es eyer!!!!!
- paisano1231, on 10/10/2007, -7/+0why don't they just use forks and spoons that way the government dosn't have to spend money on this recycling project. and besides its way es eyer!!!!!
- BigManOnCampus, on 10/10/2007, -9/+2Heh, so, burning wood in an oven to heat water to turn a turbine is now a new and environmentally cleaner power source? ahaha...
lol...
Yes, it is good that chopsticks aren't being thrown away to fill up landfills... that is good. This just sounds like a clever way of stating, "We're going to burn our trash/scrap-wood to save the environment." - Taikun, on 10/10/2007, -10/+3"It appears, that on average, each of that nations 127 million souls discards 200 sets annually."
Buried as inaccurate. Japanese people don't have souls. - paisano1231, on 10/10/2007, -7/+0why don't they just use forks and spoons that way the government dosn't have to spend money on this recycling project. and besides its way es eyer!!!!!
- SwissCamel, on 10/10/2007, -9/+1Nah, can someone tell the Japs I don't think this one is going to work. Still, it was nice of them to ask?
- cgman, on 10/10/2007, -9/+0I WILL BET THEY ARE BEING EXPORTED TO CHINA FOR RECYCLING. RUSH LIMBAUGH HAD THIS ON HIS SHOW TODAY!
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