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minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·16 hours agoWell, 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.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 hours agoMy only thought was that the pet owners are idiots
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoWell, I was thinking more about the other ones.
minus-squareEcho Dot@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·12 hours agoMy cat exclusively choose USB cables, other cables are not tasty apparently. Is difficult to plan for everything.
minus-squareSaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·7 hours agoCable 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-up5·7 hours agoOh, very rigorous accessory engineering standards.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 hours agoWell, some of them are built so that they aren’t chewed on at all.
minus-squareMultiplexer@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 hours agoBut maybe lithium batteries aren’t safe…
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 hours agoWell, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.
minus-squareLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 hours agoWhat materials?
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·7 hours agoWell, cardboard’s out.
minus-squareSenator Collins@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 hours agoNo cardboard derivatives.
minus-squareLorem Ipsum dolor sit amet@lemmy.worldcakelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoLike paper?
minus-squareboobs@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·13 hours agoIt’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-up6·9 hours agoAbsolutely ludicrous, these are very very strong batteries.
minus-squareMuad'dib@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 hours agoSenator Collins, can you tell me about your government’s tax plan?
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.
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.
Well, some of them are built so that they aren’t chewed on at all.
But maybe lithium batteries aren’t safe…
Well, there are regulations governing the materials they can be made of.
What materials?
Well, cardboard’s out.
And?
No cardboard derivatives.
Like paper?
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.