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Watch as I show you how jellyfish and tech are as intertwined as a tentacle around a rock. Look for the jellyfish* symbol! (\ud83c\udf90)<\/p>
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I have to say, my GitHub account reminds me very much of a jellyfish <\/strong>\ud83c\udf90<\/p> all those amorphous unfinished project repos <\/strong>(tentacles<\/em>)<\/p><\/li> the out-of-date node dependencies <\/strong>(stinging zingers<\/em>)<\/p><\/li> my single GitHub pages website<\/strong> (a random clown fish<\/em>).<\/p><\/li> <\/p><\/li><\/ul> <\/p> <\/p> Microplastics = bad.<\/strong> It\u2019s why it\u2019s important to us at She Techs to use natural materials like organic cotton. Natural materials are compatible with nature and they\u2019re a solution to pollution.<\/p> <\/p> She Techs plastic elimination stats so far are: 6,601g, equivalent to 330 plastic bottles<\/em><\/p> <\/p> A 2017 report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimated that 35% of all microplastics in the ocean came from the washing of synthetic textiles like polyester. These tiny fibres and flakes of plastics come off clothes in the washing machine and end up in our rivers, lakes, seas. <\/p> Immediate change is as simple as making clothes from plants, not plastic.<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Here's an excerpt from this eye-opening article<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong>about how jellyfish mucus (yep) can help in the fight against microplastics.<\/strong> Absolutely fascinating. <\/p> The jellyfish mucus can, instead, trap all these microplastics and make them stick to its surface, creating a giant blob of mucus and microplastics that\u2019s easier to extract and remove, rather than trying to filter all these microplastics from the water.\u201d<\/p> <\/p> Read the full article <\/em>here<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Fun facts! Seriously, the more you read, the better it gets.<\/strong><\/p> <\/p> The jellyfish\u2019s mouth is found in the centre of its body.<\/p> <\/p> Jellyfish are older than dinosaurs.<\/p> <\/p> Jellyfish have been to space...wait, what? \ud83c\udf90\ud83c\udf90\ud83c\udf90<\/p> <\/p> Jellyfish have been around for millions of years<\/strong>, even before dinosaurs lived on the Earth. Pulsing along on our ocean currents, these jelly-like creatures can be found in waters both cold and warm, deep and shallow and along coastlines, too. Some jellyfish are clear, but others are vibrant colours of pink, yellow, blue and purple. They can be bioluminescent<\/em><\/strong>, too, which means they produce their own light!<\/p> <\/p> Q: What do you call a jellyfish on a plane?<\/p> A: A flightoplankton.<\/p> <\/p> Q: Would you rather kiss a shark or a jellyfish? <\/p> Q: What makes jellyfish laugh? Know a tech fan\u00a0<\/strong>who\u2019d like this blog?\u00a0Share it with them<\/strong>\u00a0and make their day! <\/p> Resources:
Also, in honour of these wondrous invertebrates, if you use VSCode<\/strong> for software development, you can change your theme to the JellyFish theme<\/a>. \ud83c\udf90<\/p>![\"qhxeotw8pehwhrwhdf29ceugk9rdtohvewi9geqme005lhpy.png\"](\"https:\/\/images.teemill.com\/qhxeotw8pehwhrwhdf29ceugk9rdtohvewi9geqme005lhpy.png\")
How am I doing? <\/em>\ud83c\udf90\ud83c\udf90\ud83c\udf90<\/p>Jellyfish > Microplastics? What the Fish?<\/h3>
After being digested by wildlife, these bioaccumulate through food chains and back into human digestive systems. This is really not good.<\/p>
\u201cJellyfish mucus has an absorbing property that can catch microplastics that are present in water. These plastics are not visible to the eye and aren\u2019t caught by seawater treatment plants due to their small size, so they enter our system and harm our health.\u00a0<\/p>BAD REQUEST JOKE SECTION<\/h2>
Jokes!<\/strong><\/p>
A: A jellyfish, that\u2019s a no-brainer. \ud83c\udf90<\/p>
A: Ten-tickles.
OK, I think that's enough.<\/strong><\/p>
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https:\/\/www.natgeokids.com\/uk\/discover\/animals\/sea-life\/jellyfish-facts<\/a><\/p>