Classic Plastic: Infinite Instant Ramen∞

Ōtani Oniji III as Servant Edobei 三代目大谷鬼次の奴江戸兵衛 // in the kabuki 歌舞伎 play The Loving Wife's Multicolored Reins 恋女房染分手綱 // as commemorated in the ukiyo-e woodblock print portrait 浮世絵 // by Tōshūsai Sharaku 東洲斎写楽 // in 1794* did not eat instant ramen… but if he did, his styrofoam container would STILL BE HERE TODAY.

Styrofoam takes about 500 to never years to degrade. So 228 years later in 2022, Ōtani Oniji III's bowl would still be sitting in a landfill, or floating at sea, forever and ever and ever.**

I do love my instant ramen! O what fond memories of the Midnight Spicy Slurpy Feeding Frenzy while staying up late to finish homework in high school. But now I know that my trash lasts an infinitely long instant. To slurp or not to slurp?

Footnotes: *In 1794, ramen did not yet exist in Japan. It was first introduced to Japan in 1910, and instant ramen was not invented until 1958. **Yes there are other possibilities. Maybe he would have autographed his styrofoam bowl and it would sell accompanying an NFT for 14252 $XTZ. Idk.

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