Quote:
Originally Posted by Amoki
I think you have mistaken "biodegradable" for "degradable". Biodegradable material tends to refer to compounds that, once degraded via natural means, will turn into "friendly" organic compound which is then disposed of by bacteria etc.
(AND yay, good to know I didn't waste time doing biochemical engineering)
|
Not at all.. Biodegradeable refers only to being degraded into simpler compounds by the action of the natural environment. The relatve safety of those compounds is inferred ( often incorrectly) to be inert or beneficial by the prefix "Bio" but that is not really what it means.
Degradeable refers to compounds that can be broken down by means other than the effect of the natural environment. Pretty much everything is degradeable..to one degree or another. not everything is biodegradeable
but here we mince words... I'd like to know .. is there a "really" biodegradeable BB that breaks down and dissipates in the natural environment to innoctious compounds.. but also performs like a BB bastard .28 bb if there is and its shown true by independant study.. I'd buy them for outdoor play .. and require their use on my field. Until then Ill stick to "mostly inert" plastic bbs