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[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 82 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

About a year ago, my grandpa experienced wondrous symptoms. So he went to the hospital. The doctor wasn't sure what was wrong with him at first, so he had to stay for multiple days. After much discussing about possible causes, it turns out he'd eaten a piece of some random game that another family member brought along, and that he'd let thaw and then had refrozen it. That allowed the doctors to treat him successfully on, I believe, day 3.

After leaving the hospital, he still wasn't sure of the cause though — and you can't just throw away perfectly good meat!; so he ate another piece of the defrosted game and, no surprise, went to hospital again. This time around, the diagnosis was a lot easier though.

[-] Kualdir@feddit.nl 26 points 3 weeks ago
[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 37 points 3 weeks ago

You can't eat bad meat all at once, it's lethal.

[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 5 points 3 weeks ago

For context: This is Germany, A&E is ~free.

[-] ianhclark510 24 points 3 weeks ago

In context I now know you mean game as in hunted game, I was wondering why your grandpa was melting and eating Monopoly pieces

[-] Hupf@feddit.org 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)
[-] ianhclark510 1 points 2 weeks ago

I love FL4K!

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago

I'm sure it was a GBA cartridge.

[-] federalreverse@feddit.org 6 points 3 weeks ago

All this because I don't know at all what kind of animal it was.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

wondrous symptoms

?

[-] Thorry84@feddit.nl 26 points 3 weeks ago

If you eat the entire apple, an apple tree will grow in your stomach

[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 3 weeks ago

Right beside the gum tree.

[-] Valmond@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago
[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 weeks ago

Only if the sun shines there, which we all know it does

[-] FundMECFSResearch 23 points 3 weeks ago

I honestly don’t understand why people don’t eat the core. It’s the same but a little more chunky. Why do so many people let perfectly edible and tasty food go to waste.

[-] wombledomble@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 weeks ago

Because it's barely edible and not tasty...

[-] i_dont_want_to 9 points 3 weeks ago

I ate the core at school but the teachers made me stop because "the seeds are poisonous!"

[-] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 7 points 3 weeks ago

The seeds actually contain cyanide. Eating a single apple core doesn't have enough to kill you, but if you fill a 4oz cup with apple seeds and eat them in one sitting, you're cooked.

[-] i_dont_want_to 3 points 3 weeks ago

Very true. However, that fact didn't stop them from taking away my apple core.

[-] DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

The seed cases taste like plastic

[-] FelixCress@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

How do you know how plastic taste?

[-] DeltaWingDragon@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A) It has the texture of plastic, and it is tasteless

B) I have eaten american "cheese"

[-] BigBananaDealer@lemm.ee 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

one time a kid in elementary school ate an apple and its core in front of me and i asked how he did it and all he said was "im russian"

[-] lowleveldata@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Well at least others will assume you have a big dick

[-] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 3 weeks ago
[-] tpyo@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago

They still have big dicks

[-] lath@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Don't eat the apple seeds. Their content can turn into cyanide during digestion.

[-] lime@feddit.nu 11 points 3 weeks ago
[-] DannyBoy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

No thanks. I eat the whole apple daily.

[-] don@lemm.ee 4 points 3 weeks ago
[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

So do I - apples generally have very few seeds. I don't eat the stem though.

[-] adhocfungus@midwest.social 6 points 3 weeks ago

How else am I supposed to built up a tolerance for cyanide if I don't microdose insignificant amounts daily?

[-] NigelFrobisher@aussie.zone 9 points 3 weeks ago

Sadly my granddad was only an average depression survivor.

[-] tetris11@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 weeks ago

In this thread: cyanide and depression

[-] The_Caretaker@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago

Apple seeds contain very small amounts of cyanide. Eating an occasional apple core won't kill you but too many apple seeds in a short amount of time will. I think this is why we instinctively avoid eating apple cores.

[-] spicystraw@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

TL;DR: this is simply not true in practice

To be at risk of cyanide poisoning from apple seeds, you would need to consume a significant amount of crushed seeds, with estimates ranging from 150 to several thousand. The exact number depends on the apple variety. Apple seeds contain amygdalin, a compound that can release cyanide. The cyanide content is around 700 milligrams of hydrogen cyanide per apple seed. A lethal dose of cyanide is approximately 50-300 milligrams. Therefore, you would have to eat roughly 1,000 apple seeds to reach a lethal dose. Some calculations suggest that consuming slightly more than 250,000 seeds would be fatal. Eating 29-38 apple cores, assuming each apple has 6-8 seeds, could cause serious harm. You'd have to eat upwards of 20 apples in one sitting and chew all the seeds to be affected.

[-] qaz@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

My grandmother lived through the hunger winter and she remained adamant about not wasting any food. Those things have a big impact.

[-] bigbootyhofan@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

I started eating the core for gut health. Won’t lecture you - google it if you like.

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