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[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 185 points 1 month ago

99% of mold gives humans something between mild discomfort and death. The remaining 1% tastes good with butter.

[-] then_three_more@lemmy.world 90 points 1 month ago

Not quiet

98.99% of mold gives humans something between mild discomfort and death, 1% tastes good with butter. The the remaining 0.01% is estimated to have saved over half a billion lives.

[-] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 57 points 1 month ago

And 0.00001% makes me see and feel funny things

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 24 points 1 month ago

Pretty sure the antibiotics also taste good with butter.

[-] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago

What doesn't taste good with butter?

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Kale, raw fresh fruit, sushi.

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[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 month ago

Ah, so there are 3 options- discomfort, death, and nutrition. Therefore, every time you eat a fungus, you have a 1/3 chance of dying. Thanks for the info!

[-] FundMECFSResearch 30 points 1 month ago
[-] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 43 points 1 month ago

True; some mold is actually medicine. Therefore you only have 1/4 chance of dying.

[-] spooky2092 9 points 1 month ago

1/5, some are hallucinogens

[-] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 month ago

Yeah? Then successfully explain how statistics work, smart guy. But I warn you, there’s a 50% chance you’ll fail.

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[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 month ago

Or when growing in cheese.

[-] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 month ago

Cheese also tastes good with butter.

[-] kibiz0r@midwest.social 123 points 1 month ago

No one:

Everyone: adds a pointless “No one:” above perfectly valid memes

[-] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 37 points 1 month ago

And on top of that, a pointless Twitter comment.

I swear, every meme nowadays is three levels of reaction deep.

[-] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 month ago

But how will i drive engagement to my shitter page if i don't slap my username on every meme I find?

[-] Klear@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 month ago

POV: Someone added a useless "no one" to their meme

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[-] the_artic_one@programming.dev 93 points 1 month ago

Most molds are about as closely related to mushrooms as flatworms are to humans

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[-] herrwoland@lemmy.world 67 points 1 month ago

"why is that we eat the fruit and not the tree?"

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[-] Korhaka@sopuli.xyz 61 points 1 month ago

Some moulds are totally fine, see blue cheese. Some mycelium schlongs are dangerous, see death caps.

[-] Rolive@discuss.tchncs.de 22 points 1 month ago

"Mycelium schlong"

Linguistic creativity at its best.

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[-] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 50 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Why do we eat the fungi that taste good and not the ones that give you explosive diarrhea?"

[-] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 47 points 1 month ago

Blue cheese would like a word.

[-] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 47 points 1 month ago

Whoa there... We eat mold too if they're the right type and on the right things.

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[-] rtxn@lemmy.world 35 points 1 month ago

This bacterium gives me the sniffles. This other bacterium liquefies and eats my muscles. But if I don't have enough of this other bacterium in me, I get violent explosive shits??

[-] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 31 points 1 month ago

The Roquefort (French blue cheese) is made from the mold that grows on rye bread.

So even the moldy bread, in the right condition, can become a delicacy.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 8 points 1 month ago

lactobacillus is everywhere. Truly the king of kings.

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[-] Meron35@lemmy.world 26 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Humans: 🤮

Human genitalia: 🍆💨👃🤤

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 22 points 1 month ago

Cheese and yoghurt enter the chat.

[-] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 14 points 1 month ago

laughs in alcohol

[-] sunbather@beehaw.org 18 points 1 month ago

the difference between eating mushrooms and eating mold is the difference between oral sex and vore

[-] Floshie 16 points 1 month ago

basically the same thing with men

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Not a big fan of male genitalia tbh

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[-] mrmule@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago

Kombucha and sourdough bread have now entered the chat.

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[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 13 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

.....is bread mold harmful to eat?

EDIT: Still have not gotten a wholly confirmed answer lol

[-] whostosay@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

If you keep eating it, you'll have to change your name to ShartEatingBreakfast

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[-] natecox@programming.dev 10 points 1 month ago

Fuck, I remember Gumby. What happened to that guy?

[-] SharkEatingBreakfast@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago

I dunno. I miss him, though.. and his pony pal Pokey, too.

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[-] wittycomputer@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

I prefer calling it flowers than genitallia

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[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 8 points 1 month ago

If the french eat frogs that's fine, but when the south Americans do it everyone loses their minds.

(Poison dart frogs)

[-] zippythezigzag@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"Has entered the chat" has entered the chat. Itt

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