[22.08.20.] 영어스터디-중급

TED : Are Mushrooms the new plastic?
( https://www.ted.com/talks/eben_bayer_are_mushrooms_the_new_plastic )

Question

1. Is it faster to discover substances that replace plastic, or is it fater to completely break down plastic? Why?
2. Explain examples of proprietary materials such as plastic and their ends. (What was replaced, if not, how it was discontinued)
3. What's the downside of a perfect looking mycelium?

Answer

1. Evidently, the period of breaking down plastic is 30 years at the shortest and more than 100 years at the longest. This is enough time to find an alternative to plastic.
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3. Actually, I don't know much about mycelium. So it needs a slot of trial and error before it is processed as a new material and applied to the industry. That's downside of mycelium.

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Expression

breakdown : 고장나다
evidently : 듣기로는
proprietary : 소유주의
mycelium : 균사체