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[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

Aliens would extract our bile and earwax.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

My precious bodily fluids!!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Rain water and grain alcohol for me

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 hours ago

Goddamn I need to watch it again.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

People who have accidentally eaten death cap mushrooms (amanita phalloides for the autists out there) say that it's fucking delicious (before their liver shuts down). Rabbits can eat them without problems. So if we use rabbit genes, we can crispr cas 9 our way to a good meal.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 7 hours ago

Not sure if the article is legit, but there is hope for an antidote: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-deadliest-mushroom-may-now-have-an-antidote/

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 hours ago

I don't think we even need to do that, just extract the poison shit from the mushrooms and eat them poisonless?

Or determine what chemical (or combination of chemicals) is causing the delicious flavor, isolate them, and then add them to tofu or some shit.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago

Let's gooo

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 hours ago

Completely unrelated but JLD is so freakin' gorgeous in this pic.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

I'll just leave this here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago

Nettle tea is also great!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 hours ago

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Sooo actually why land mammals can't filter out salt from seawater?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Actually if you are on a raft with a limited amount of fresh water, you can mix in some sea water to stretch it out a bit. I think if you use a third seawater its ok, but don't quote me on that.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 hours ago

PSA: if you're on a remote island or dysfunctional yet floating ship do not abandon it unless truly necessary - raft will be always more dangerous

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 hours ago

Erm, if im on a raft im gonna be quoting you so you better be right.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

Rhubarb: most of me is poison. The rest of me is kind of bitter.

Humans: Hold my pie crust.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 hours ago (2 children)

Rhubarb crumble is legitimately delicious though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

Strawberry rhubarb :)

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

Don't get me wrong, I love rhubarb. But whoever first figured out it was edible must have been desperate.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

Polk salet, anybody?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Just imagine how many of these were first consumed on a drunken bet.

[–] [email protected] 70 points 1 day ago

The best bit about the mint and chocolate thing is that chocolate is also poison, so we spice up our poison with more poison.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Don't forget...

Yeast: oh man I love sugars so much, I just wish they didn't make me shit so bad.

Humans: dude this stuff is fucking awesome!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (1 children)

Yeast in sugar is going: I'll just convert this to poison (ethanol) to keep everything away, then whenever I'm hungry I'll break that poison into acid

Humans: hold my... Wait a minute let's make beer!

Parrots: tasty tasty poison

Fruit flies: bonanza!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 hours ago

And if my yeasty poison goes bad, I'll just pour it over some poisonous leaves, I love salad.

Don't forget to season it with minerals you chipped off a rock in a dried out lake bed.

[–] [email protected] 69 points 1 day ago (3 children)

All valid Points. But also, humans: i will care for this plant and create huge fields where you can live prosper and in peace. We kill everything who comes near you and try to harm you. And we will ensure you will live forever. You dont need birds who shit your seeds out.

Those plants domesticared us!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago

Sidenote: monocultures are devastating, long-term.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 day ago

Also humans: we will breed you until your fruit no longer bears seed, because we decide when and how you reproduce

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[–] [email protected] 127 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Funnily enough we try to cultivate everything we like, so in a roundabout way they were successful.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 hours ago

I guess... If you consider factory farmed chickens to be "successful."

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Hot peppers anyone?

[–] [email protected] 102 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Nicotine, THC, and cocaine are also insecticides. And psilocybin might be an insect repellent.

Thanks poison!

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