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by cubefox 796 days ago
This seems to be just a marketing name. You could equally call plastic cups "polymer cups".
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CyberDildonics 796 days ago
They are made from synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP).

If you go to a country where they use these, they call them polymer notes.

They are made from a polymer and people that use them call them polymer notes. That's a decent amount of evidence compared to your no evidence.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJTLCmIW1rA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BD1xX7c1Jg

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=polymer+banknot...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNKVz933uFw

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cubefox 795 days ago
> They are made from synthetic polymer such as biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP).

Polymer cups are also made from synthetic polymers like polypropylene. So are polymer knives and polymer forks.

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CyberDildonics 795 days ago
It's called plastic money by the way, not polymer money.

I don't know what else to tell you. You said it's not called polymer money, I showed you a lot of evidence that it is.

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cubefox 794 days ago
It's a euphemism that you don't have to accept if you find polymer cups ridiculous.
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CyberDildonics 794 days ago
It's a euphemism

Not a euphemism. They're made out of polymer. This is pretty direct.

you don't have to accept if you find polymer cups ridiculous

I don't and I don't know why anyone would be upset over that.

You said they aren't called polymer notes, I showed you they are called polymer notes by linking evidence. What else is there? Are you still saying they aren't called that or does it just upset you for some reason? You can hate it but it's still true.

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