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I just think the novelty of these type of displays was up in the 90s, It's time for an upgrayedd. I propose leprechauns flying up and down the river wearing water jet packs, shooting people with their Chicago-style hot dog cannons would be more with the times. What's your idea?

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[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 44 points 8 months ago (13 children)

I don't care so much about the novelty. I want to know what impacts this has on the environment.

I assume it's been studied to be non-toxic for fish. Or at least I hope it has. But what about other effects it might have? Does it significantly reduce visibility and impact the ecosystem in that way? Some other effects?

[–] FellowEnt@sh.itjust.works 33 points 8 months ago (11 children)

Pretty sure you can eat Fluorescein with no ill effects other than turning your piss dayglo. It's very widely used as a 'non-toxic' tracer dye so I'd imagine studies have been done.

[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago (10 children)

Have they done studies on this scale? Probably. But still a valid question. If nothing else it kind of desensitizes us to pouring green sludge into rivers. Fuck do I know, I'd be freaked out if I was a fish. I'd also eat a incandescent neon green fish, but that's on the fish.

[–] mcmxci@mimiclem.me 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] anarchy79@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

That too, whatever ain't blue, gray, or poop colored doesn't belong in the river.

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