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  • edited March 2013
    I could argue about such a game's place within the history of art and culture. It wouldn't be a very important place, but it would have a place.

    I could but I wouldn't.
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  • edited March 2013
    I just think it's hilarious how he implies that the concept of food is as antiquated as a rotary telephone.

    Also, call it a hunch, but I get the vibe he thinks this makes him better than everyone else.
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  • edited March 2013
    "I don't miss the rotary telephone and I don't miss food."
    Nobody has ever done this before.
    Dude, there's even a full nutrient solution that they use for intubated patients, that's exactly the same as this, I think the most popular brand is Nutrison. It even comes in different varieties tailored for different kinds of patients and conditions. This guy has thought of nothing new, we've had nutritionally complete liquid diets since the late 60s or so.

    And he's never going to really get anywhere with this, even if he doesn't give up on it. He's just going to be some lone kook, telling people about how he doesn't eat, except he kinda does, but he won't mention that. A few Alt-med woo types will go for it, and likely he'll be a woo-slinging jackass in a few years, trying to get rich, and probably getting caught out and laughed out of prominence after he gets caught eating a sack of cheeseburgers.
    Post edited by Churba on
  • I just think it's hilarious how he implies that the concept of food is as antiquated as a rotary telephone.

    Also, call it a hunch, but I get the vibe he thinks this makes him better than everyone else.
    I'm 90% confident this guy speaks lojban

  • Screw you guys, I want to try this. One of my pet peeves is how much time I have to spend prepping food and eating it. Replacing that shit with nutrient compact liquids would be awesome.
  • I was asked once which I would rather give up if I had to, food or sleep, and my only response was "Can't I get rid of both?"

    Can't wait to be a brain in a jar.
  • I like the experience of eating. I like the taste of food, sitting in a restaurant, relaxing, maybe getting some coffee afterwards.

    I also like sleeping a bit, but not nearly as much. If I could get a satisfying night's sleep with a pill and two hours, I'd be happy as a clam.
  • edited March 2013
    "I don't miss the rotary telephone and I don't miss food."
    Nobody has ever done this before.
    Dude, there's even a full nutrient solution that they use for intubated patients, that's exactly the same as this, I think the most popular brand is Nutrison. It even comes in different varieties tailored for different kinds of patients and conditions. This guy has thought of nothing new, we've had nutritionally complete liquid diets since the late 60s or so.
    We still can't go to the grocery store and buy something like this, can we? Is this because nobody wants it, or for some other reason?
    Post edited by trogdor9 on
  • edited March 2013
    Nobody has ever done this before.
    We still can't go to the grocery store and buy something like this, can we? Is this because nobody wants it, or for some other reason?
    Ensure is widely available at grocery stores. It is often recommended for old people and others who have difficulty chewing or swallowing solid foods.
    Post edited by Nuri on
  • "I don't miss the rotary telephone and I don't miss food."
    Nobody has ever done this before.
    Dude, there's even a full nutrient solution that they use for intubated patients, that's exactly the same as this, I think the most popular brand is Nutrison. It even comes in different varieties tailored for different kinds of patients and conditions. This guy has thought of nothing new, we've had nutritionally complete liquid diets since the late 60s or so.
    We still can't go to the grocery store and buy something like this, can we? Is this because nobody wants it, or for some other reason?
    You can buy Ensure and similar products in a grocery store or pharmacy. And you can literally live on the stuff.

    It's probably because dealing with the exact same flavor profile every day for years on end will drive you crazy. Trust me, you like food.

    Although, if we could get balanced nutrient beverages to taste like anything...

  • Although, if we could get balanced nutrient beverages to taste like anything...
    The food industry has discovered loads of relatively calorie-free flavorings, haven't they? Make it taste like vanilla or something, possibly water it down, add a lot of caffeine and that becomes perfect for long work-sessions.
  • No, I mean like...spaghetti puttanesca flavored nutrient beverages. Or beef wellington in a bottle.
  • Guys, I just drank an Ensure.

    You want to eat food. Trust me on this one.

    It's not bad - it just tastes, well, like a nutrient supplement. Slightly chalky and...manufactured. Also like chocolate.

    If this was my sole source of nutrition, I'd go nuts.
  • Oh god, I thought that was a comedy skit, but no, it's a real fucking thing.
  • More people on here really should listen to Distorted View. I've known about that stuff for years.
  • Makes sense. I lost weight (or, rather, didn't gain any while I was growing) from an appetite suppressant in my ADD medication. That was a pain in the ass, but if you're looking for that then it's worth a while.
  • edited March 2013
    its not an appetite suppressant its just a chemical that numbs your mouth a bit, so food becomes more bland and you end up tricking yourself into not eating as much. I think ADD meds have a chemical that physically reduces your cravings for food.

    I was trying to find the article where the CEO suggests that their product shouldn't change the name, but that society should change the name of AIDS. That of course didn't happen. I finally got a reference from the podcast I heard it from but they inform me you need a Time Magazine subscription to view the full article and I don't have that.

    EDIT: Actually it was changed to an appetite suppressant eventually, but was originally what I said. So nevermind haha.
    Post edited by MATATAT on
  • Once more, Japan is way ahead of us.
  • I wrote a poem called "Dildo" and uploaded to Soundcloud. According to their stats page It gets played every day, but only in Mexico.
  • I woke up and my cat was like giving my arm a full fledged cleaning. Sure he's licked me before but usually only once or twice and moves on. He was really scrubbing down my arm.
  • I woke up and my cat was like giving my arm a full fledged cleaning. Sure he's licked me before but usually only once or twice and moves on. He was really scrubbing down my arm.
    You should reciprocate.
  • Guys help me with school. My Sci-Fi teacher wants to know: "To what extent are these plausibility devices dependent on the frame tale structure and on the opportunities it presents to prod us to read ahead for solutions to problems or to use characters as foils who ask the necessary questions?"
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