Tylenol Is Made From Crude Oil. Can We Change That?
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الترجمة (121 segments)
DownloadA lot more depends on fossil fuels than you might expect.
Like your medicine cabinet.
No, not the plastic pill bottles… the pills themselves might be derived from crude oil.
Indeed, one of our most commonly-used drugs uses a component of crude oil as a starting material.
And that drug is: Tylenol!
Which is, by the way, safe and effective, including during pregnancy.
Hence why it’s commonly-used.
More than 15,000 metric tons are produced globally every year.
Which means a lot of petroleum goes into that needed, safe and effective pain relief.
Unless we didn’t have to use oil..
It is possible to recycle plastic and turn it into Tylenol.
Not possible for us humans, though – we need a hand from a pretty unexpected place.
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Key Vocabulary (15)
Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
To separate into pieces suddenly or violently, especially as a result of a blow or shock. It also refers to a device or machine stopping its function or failing to follow a rule.
Used to describe something that can happen or be achieved. It refers to an action or event that is not impossible, even if it is not certain to occur.
Bacteria are very small living things that exist almost everywhere. While some can cause diseases and make people sick, many types are helpful for our health and the environment.
"The bacteria is important."
Grammar in This Video
"A lot more depends on fossil fuels than you might expect."
"you can’t just pick out the elements you want."
"More than 15,000 metric tons are produced globally every year."
"you can’t just pick out the elements you want"
"It is possible to recycle plastic and turn it into Tylenol."
"Hence why it’s commonly-used."
"Unless we didn’t have to use oil.."
