Just found out that the dietary calorie is still measured by burning food in a "bomb calorimeter" and then measuring the heat produced. There's no solid evidence that this method is at all equivalent to how our bodies process food (an entirely different chemical process from combustion), the accuracy of this system has been disputed for as long as it's existed, and there are no available alternatives
There are 4800 calories in a kilogram of dry sawdust even though wood is completely indigestible to humans, because calories don't measure nutritional value, just how well something burns
Nutritional "science" is pure bullshit
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i feel so completely directionless
People need to hear this, it may make someone's day.
i like being a lesbian and all, but holy shit, men are so cool. i hope all men reading this have a wonderful day.
ATTENTION there are hummingbird species called pufflegs and they are all wearing very silly pants and that’s their defining trait
Glad to have not seen these around where I live. Go Sonic! > :}
The headlines and anecdotes being shared about Tesla dealerships and cyber trucks getting wrecked and vandalized are all very enjoyable and revitalizing.
If you want to repost this one anywhere, feel free! Credit me where and when you can, but it's all good even if you can't.
Shout out to the ten primate species, four bat species, elephant shrews, and the Cairo spiny mouse. Nobody else gets it
yesterday i was ringing up an old man at work and he asked if i wanted to see his pride and joy, pulled out his wallet, and in the place where you’d keep a picture of like your family he had this
Someone should write a 'humansnare space orcs' post featuring this bird. Maybe an 'earth is space Australia' one, or 'Earth id a deathworld'.
Dude has a death wish