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andrewclunn 59 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Japan develops a method to recover up to 90% of li...

The "up to" seems to be doing a lot of work.

thegrim33 59 days ago [–]

Yup. Any time you see weasel words, especially this one, whether it's in advertisements, product descriptions, wherever, you can instantly dismiss the product/claim. It's such a quick and easy tell to notice.

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