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Update: 2014/07/31 my soylent shipped, but the tracking code is invalid, so more waiting is required.
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But I like the taste of food so much...
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You can still eat recreationally.
Its not something you have to commit to 100% like a diet shake or something. Looking forward to hearing your review Pikmini.
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Huh, I assumed either you had been taken by the spambots, or this was some kind of viral marketing. I guess this stuff is real?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/14/rob-rhinehart-has-a-crazy-plan-to-let-you-go-without-food-forever-it-just-might-work/
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I've been paying attention to this for a while. Please keep us updated!
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People get tired of chewing? Is this like one of those adverts where no one can use a blanket without sleeves or forget how many hands they have while eating food in the dark?
Next you'll be telling me people are tired of the primal satisfaction that comes with ripping meat off the bone...
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The fact that it's called soylent seems like a deterrent, but...
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I am hopeful for regular updates, and also that it is not people.
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I am hopeful for regular updates, and also that it is not people.
The fact that it's called soylent seems like a deterrent, but...
i think the soylent in the book version was human-free, i can only imagine they haven't seen the film
I've been paying attention to this for a while. Please keep us updated!
aye! i'll report with how it goes, i've read your stomach will be in pain for the first couple days until it adjusts to the small amount of shake being ingested, i plan on fasting beforehand + drinking lots of water initially to mitigate this...
Does anything really real come out of Silicon Valley? Seems a bit like an uninformed yuppie pipe dream to me. That fact that after they moved their production to a new facility, they refused reporters entry, doesn't give me a lot of confidence in them... after reporters found mold and rat problems in the original production site.
i've been too excited to let this stop me, i will try to stay optimistic and hope they get some better quality assurance...
Huh, I assumed either you had been taken by the spambots, or this was some kind of viral marketing. I guess this stuff is real?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/03/14/rob-rhinehart-has-a-crazy-plan-to-let-you-go-without-food-forever-it-just-might-work/
indeed it is real! i feel it has great potential to replace the prepared meals (MRE's) used for military/emergency supplies, it will be cheaper and less voluminous than the existing stuff, soldiers won't have to decide between extra ammo or food anymore
the fact it is cheaper than fast food with supposedly all nutritional requirements is amazing, i know it is really impossible to even begin to calculate the exact nutritional content someone needs but it is a good start
i'm not sure what the shelf life is but if all goes well i plan on switching wholly, enter the human guinea pig!
People get tired of chewing? Is this like one of those adverts where no one can use a blanket without sleeves or forget how many hands they have while eating food in the dark?
Next you'll be telling me people are tired of the primal satisfaction that comes with ripping meat off the bone...
ha, that was just some comedy, i don't think many are seriously tired of chewing food
but seriously, i really believe certain people shouldn't even be allowed to choose the food they eat, or offer criticism on the food others eat, i am related to some individuals who like to overindulge and it is embarassing that they simply cannot eat less food in order to get healthier
i'm tired of food, and everything associated with it, producing it, acquiring it, storing it... i would rather down a vanailla-tasting shake than make decisions on what to eat and preparing meals, 3x every day
well, i enjoy fresh vegetables/fruits and gardening, i will continue that at least
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Any man who hates food is my enemy.
Pikmini, one day I will destroy you.
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If you can catch him on those pork cylinders you waddle around on.
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Any man who hates food is my enemy.
Well, Lurk, this is what you get for stealing all the breakfasts that one time.
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Its nothing compared to my wrath if you don't invite me to a picnic.
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I know we keep talking about it, but we really should revive the webcomic thread.
I have work this weekend, but I may post something during the week.
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Well good luck Pik, just be careful. I'd guess drastic changes in diet could mess you up, especially switching to an all liquid diet like this.
i'm tired of food, and everything associated with it, producing it, acquiring it, storing it... i would rather down a vanailla-tasting shake than make decisions on what to eat and preparing meals, 3x every day
I really don't understand this sentiment at all.
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(http://www.qwantz.com/comics/comic2-2271.png)
Pik, you never told us you were a dinosaur.
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Ha
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I would take some fiber supplements with this if I were you.
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Fibre is part of it.
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But if you... drink that, wouldn't your jaws atrophy. Or am I thinking in cartoon physics again?
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Just talk a lot to compensate.
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Well good luck Pik, just be careful. I'd guess drastic changes in diet could mess you up, especially switching to an all liquid diet like this.
i'm tired of food, and everything associated with it, producing it, acquiring it, storing it... i would rather down a vanailla-tasting shake than make decisions on what to eat and preparing meals, 3x every day
I really don't understand this sentiment at all.
right, so today the steps to obtain nutrition would be something like... going to the grocery store, choosing food, transporting it, storing it, cooking/preparing it
future foodstuffs will decrease the steps required for us to perform to get the same nutritional end result
would you even need a fridge, a microwave, dishwasher if the efficacy of powdered food surpasses that of conventional food? what kind of change would happen to society? i am tired of the impact food has on society today, the amount of effort focused on it
first world problems huh? complaining about such easy access to food...
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Well, I don't know about you, but I like food. And I like having some variety to my diet. If you like this concept then have fun with it, but I can't imagine it catching on in a society changing way like what you're describing.
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Yeah I've read I, Robot. Best series of logical puzzles disguised as short stories I've ever read ;)
(http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n125/Krakowsam/Macros/63767-Bender-pimp-walk-perfect-loop-d86Q_zpsb9a1ced1.gif)
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Well, I don't know about you, but I like food. And I like having some variety to my diet. If you like this concept then have fun with it, but I can't imagine it catching on in a society changing way like what you're describing.
i think it will become successful after some initial shock, drink shops offering this stuff will probably be a popular choice at first (many might prefer trying it this route), fast food places might try to cash in, some spin-off* might be created soon as well, eventually they might be available in bags from retail stores
*there is actually a custom-blend community within the soylent website that posts their ingredients/nutritient profile/daily price. you can even order all the ingredients in 1 click with amazon, some offer vegan/bulking/dieting blends but most i've seen are just cheaper soylent alternatives. it is interesting that these cheaper DIY soylent blends are being sold from the soylent website without soylent even earning anything
also received an email update, they start shipping in around 1 month. i read the blog, a huge amount of comments are about the latest blends inclusion of sucralose and vanillin, it says the amount added is to mask the vitamin mix without affecting flavor
many are enraged that it no longer strictly contains nutrients because of these additives, i don't understand why anyone would want to go through the trouble of adding flavor and masking the vitamin mix for every single serving
so much drama
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Pro-Flavour Vs Anti-Flavour
The Skub of our times.
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Tread carefully, Sam, your statement could be taken as heretical.
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Yeah Sam.
Your transgressions against Skub have been cataloged and we have not forgotten what you said. Skub is the way and the light.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oEnJfZ9joY
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Pretty sure some Asian countries just do that
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http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html
here is an old but kinda still relevant video
i think parents who raise children with obesity or other diet-related problems should earn the right to keep their children
there is a reason you are getting picked on if you are 300 lbs at age 16, something needs to change and for many nothing will
it would likely cost the us government less to just freely provide the obese and at-risk with proper correctional measures
this is related to why i think soylent will be the future foodstuff and if certain individuals fail/are unable to change their behaviour, they can simply eat soylent (this is assuming soylent (or other cheap blends) gets proven to be a suitable longterm replacement for food)
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I think if you're 300lbs by age 16 you're not going to be happy with replacing food with a flavourless goo.
If you were then it would be equally as easy to just eat less deep fried pizzas and entire bags of dorritos in one sitting.
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I am kept trim by poverty.
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Deep fried pizzas sound so good.
Man I wish I had food in my house. I need to go buy some
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i think parents who raise children with obesity or other diet-related problems should earn the right to keep their children
I remember reading that the reason many families in the West are obese is because fatty, unhealthy foods are often the only affordable option. Things like fresh fruit, meat, vegetables, are often too expensive.
I think you're focusing too much on the individual. Obesity is more of an institutional issue than a personal one.
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Check your thin privilege.
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Check your thin privilege.
by definition, bodyweight isn't a priviledge, it affects all ages, genders, races, nationalities, classes
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I remember reading that the reason many families in the West are obese is because fatty, unhealthy foods are often the only affordable option. Things like fresh fruit, meat, vegetables, are often too expensive.
You might have read internet bull****. As we all do time to time.
CDC says the opposite is true in men, and that most obese people are not low income (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/databriefs/db50.htm)
What is interesting is that women of higher income are wy less obese then low income women. While high income men aren't as inclined to keep their shape. I like to think that says something about priorities with wealth and attraction.
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Really though, that particular fact notwithstanding, I still think it's more of a societal issue than one you can squarely blame on a person or parent.
Thanks for pointing it out though!
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american households spend money on fruit juice, soda/pop, some even alcohol, cigarettes, all kinds of crap
they aren't necessary, the money spent on those could instead go towards 'healthy' food
when a family stops buying crappy foodstuffs packed with calories, fat, sugar and find they still can't afford ACTUAL food... ok that would be a real concern, but i doubt anyone at this point, would they not be homeless (and not obese) if they couldn't afford to overindulge?
ok done raging, 2 weeks until soylent arrives will post when it next arrives
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american households spend money on fruit juice, soda/pop, some even alcohol, cigarettes, all kinds of crap
Yeah and no other country does. ::)
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Now Tesla, not everyone is privileged enough to live in the obese, ignorant America-like regions of Europe where fat families waste their money on sugary beverages and tobacco reefers. Millions of people live in the paradise lands where only fresh locally sourced produce is available and smoking is an unfashionable, disgraceful practice.
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You would get more success with programs that encourage healthy eating than you would with such drastic punishing of unhealthy eating. And I'd like to know how you'd ever convince politicians or the public to have the government confiscate overweight children.
You can have my cranberry juice when you pry it from my cold dead hands.
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We wouldn't be having all these issues if we'd just given eugenics a proper go.
Thanks for ruining it for everyone Hitler. >:(
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Meh. If people could do math then what they eat doesn't matter, I've been pretty big in the past.
You just have to eat less calories than you burn. You can do this through a diet of twinkies and multivitamins if you wanted.
I don't think our country has a weight problem, it's a self discipline and some people don't care; nor do they have to, it is their life
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That's a very American attitude to the issue.
When one person has issues with self control, then that's their problem. When millions of people have the exact same issue then obviously there's something more going on there.
I really don't want to keep being the smug English USA-basher but the attitude of Americans at a national level really takes this protestant self-reliance thing to the absolute extreme. Nothing bad ever seems to be down to ****ty luck or a hostile political/economic system, it always seems to boil down to blaming individuals for just not working hard enough. You're poor? Get a second job you lazy simpleton! Whats that? The statistics show there are more unemployed people than job vacancies in your area? Maybe if you just tried harder you would be able to magically defy probability and get a job that's totally above your level of qualifications.
Its a terrible, poisonous attitude and its probably one of the main things responsible for America's recent backsliding in terms of equality and quality of life. Its the same ****ty "durr just pull yourself up by your bootstraps" rhetoric the Conservative party is constantly spouting in this country, and they're exactly the kind of elitist aristocrats the United States is meant to hold in contempt.
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All debating aside, this sounds interesting. I look forward to hearing more.
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You know I've been thinking about this quite a bit. I've got crohns disease so the idea of never having to eat food that could cause me unpleasantness in the future is enticing for when I'm old and my digestive track is worse
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:(
Stay strong, erops! You on a good regimen to manage it?
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Sam, what's something the UK does to deal with obesity/unhealthy eating that the US should do? Or did you mean bootstrappiness in general?
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They can't do anything, Ink. What they don't want to tell you is that they're all fat as well.
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Wait, so you're telling me fish and chips and cheap curry isn't healthy?
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You on a good regimen to manage it?
Yeah, 'good' in that I'm on Remicade. It's a biologic that I get infused every two months. My biggest fears in life are cancer, cancer, and tb.
Other then that though, everything's peachy.
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My granddaddy always told me not to get TB.
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Sam, what's something the UK does to deal with obesity/unhealthy eating that the US should do? Or did you mean bootstrappiness in general?
No I mean its a ****ty attitude in general.
I wouldn't say there's really that much the UK actively does but it counts for something that we don't have a massive corn lobby getting government subsidies so corn syrup ends up in absolutely everything. (I looked at the ingredients on a loaf of brown bread in the states and it contained corn syrup). We also don't have those ludicrously massive sodas in cinemas and Macdonaldses.
But as Pat said, plenty of fatties here too as well.
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All we gotta do is subsidize liposuction, make it free for everyone, then give all the fat to underweight people.
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All we gotta do is subsidize liposuction, make it free for everyone, then give all the fat to underweight people.
you can transfer fat into the breasts as well
maybe start offering 2 for 1 surgeries perhaps
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Keep it simple, just make soap.
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(http://i.imgur.com/76ASgQY.png)
so end of march
(http://global3.memecdn.com/Its-my-money-And-I-need-it-now_fb_116689.jpg)
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I think it'll be interesting if this took off and their product line diversified so you could have special Soylent for say, pregnant women, people who want to slim or bulk up, people with illnesses and allergies, etc.
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That would be pretty fantastic for me at least, because I sort of stopped being able to eat wheat.
As in pretty much all European foods.
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I think it'll be interesting if this took off and their product line diversified so you could have special Soylent for say, pregnant women, people who want to slim or bulk up, people with illnesses and allergies, etc.
it already has...
look here: http://diy.soylent.me/ (community-sourced 'blends' available online, you can buy all the ingredients with a single click from amazon also)
many are for bulking, dieting, some have certain foods omitted, etc
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So did you get this yet?
I am having a flare up and suddenly the idea of this is amazing to me.
But really tho.
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So did you get this yet?
I am having a flare up and suddenly the idea of this is amazing to me.
But really tho.
not yet, but i just got this email update, shipping will happen on 21 april... so maybe in 2 weeks?
(http://i.imgur.com/4hjuIqz.png)
i can wait, my hopes of ever getting this stuff have been delayed multiple times lol, would not surprise me if hitler resurrects on 20 april and the world ends
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(http://i.imgur.com/EvY5Br3.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/DvBuQEx.jpg)
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WHY IS IT OVER THERE
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(http://i.imgur.com/KojaYVG.gif)
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WHY IS IT OVER THERE
Obviously, because he's on the far right.
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(http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh153/Not_Inkling/Romney_Fudge.jpg)
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(http://i.imgur.com/ICgr07v.gif)
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M-morty, it's just *BURRRP* an illusion Morty, th-they're playing game with...with your mind Morty. They're *burp* realigning the images, Morty.
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(http://i.imgur.com/2L9FYzx.gif)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuKYf-n3Icc
All of you white guilt devils...
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Pikmini better give us some results soon, this thread is really off the rails.
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Maybe we can pick up an alternate reality infomercial for Soylent.
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update.
well, apparently they shipped the vegan soylent and will do regular order now, starting with largest orders. will update again when it arrives, if ever
Dear <me>,
With most of the vegan orders shipped, we are extremely happy to announce that general Soylent 1.0 orders will begin shipping this week.
To ensure that we are able to manage our reorder rate and fulfill our preorders as quickly as possible, larger orders will be shipped first.
We are working to ensure that our fulfillment process is rock solid and that reorders placed by satisfied customers will be shipped without delay. In order to identify and fix shipping issues quickly, we will be scaling up shipping rates over the coming weeks.
We will not be able to provide estimates on specific ship dates for starter kits or Soylent orders until we have optimized our fulfillment workflow. A few weeks before your Soylent order ships, you will receive your Soylent starter kit. It includes a 2 liter airtight pitcher and custom Soylent measuring scoop.
We will email you if there are any issues with your order that will prevent it it from being shipped. You will receive notification emails with tracking information for both your starter kit and Soylent shipments.
Your order will be shipped to the address that you provided in Backerkit. If you would like to confirm your shipping address, click the login link in your backerkit invite email. If you need a new invite, please contact the wonderful Backerkit support team at support@backerkit.com.
You'll surely agree that it's been a long 11.66 months since we started the Soylent crowdfunding campaign. We could not have gotten here without riding an amazing wave of support and enthusiasm from our backers.
Thank you again.
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Wait... this is real. This whole thread is about a real thing.
I've learned something today.
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Pat how did you not realize that you bunghole.
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Wait... this is real. This whole thread is about a real thing.
I've learned something today.
haha, it is totally real, i'm guessing you too were aware of the book/film
Did you have them ship it to your Martian crater?
my crater was deleted, i'm sure, i forgot to email them before the deadline
mars one is my only remaining chance to physically reclaim ASDSFDAFSDS
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Why would they name it 'Soylent'??
(http://i.imgur.com/3UWRRYQ.jpg)
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It's probably made of people but the best way to convince people it's not is to tell them, outright, that it is.
It's ingenious, really.
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Pat, in the book Soylent Green is based off ("Make Room! Make Room!"), Soylent Green isn't made of people, it's just nutritional material made out of soya and lentils.
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So where's the plot
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books have plots, slinky
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Pat, in the book Soylent Green is based off ("Make Room! Make Room!"), Soylent Green isn't made of people, it's just nutritional material made out of soya and lentils.
My point is that the layman will see "soylent" and think of the "soylent green is people" thing, or they'll Google it and... the fourth result down (you don't even need to scroll) is soylent green. What an awful name they chose for this product.
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should've called it manna
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Should have called it NutriSpoogeTM
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MYY SPOOOOOGE!
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This Soylent stuff sounds it would go great with some gulible soup.
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elaborate
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Yeah, tell me more. This sounds pretty good.
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should've called it manna
already done, mananutrition.org, it is similar to the widespread emergency fortified peanutbutter rations for starving children idea, like Plumpy'Nut
those are really cheap but you should remember taste isn't a big factor when it comes to saving a childs life, the nutrition:calories ratio aren't even suited for adults and you can't simply eat more of it, many local areas supply the peanuts and other ingredients in an effort to bring nutrition to their towns and stuff, many companies receive aid and donations to keep costs down... oh yeaaah, they aren't even available to purchase just for the hell of it, you'd need to be in a really bad part of the world to even encounter these kinds of foods.
This Soylent stuff sounds it would go great with some gulible soup.
soylent is an excellent first step considering the previous things, but the price is still pretty high... well, the price might seem decent for a westerner, but to the rest of the world it is obviously not cheap enough to feed the masses
there are even cheaper attempts at DIY soylent blends, or specialty stuff made by the community... encouraged by soylent and hosted on their website, a very promising thing to behold, you rarely see DIY alternatives encouraged and hosted on the same website as a company trying to sell their own, like they don't want the competition or something. this whole powdered-food idea is flourishing atm
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books have plots, slinky
Yeah but the deal with Soylent Green the movie is that they found out that it's people. So what is the plot of the book?
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The plot is they find out that rampant overpopulation and poor nutrition have caused the birth of the dumbest idiot in history, and his name is Slinky.
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Slinky, the revelation that soylent green is people doesn't happen until the very end of the movie. It's not the plot.
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I think what Slinky may be trying to get to is that "soylent" in popular culture is either fairly or unfairly going to be associated with "soylent green". This is because "soylent" isn't a common word and the most likely context someone will have heard it in is "soylent green", which occasionally seeps into popular culture.
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Pat, stand aside. They have a horse to make sure is dead.
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But I... You... They...
OH MY LUMBAGO!!
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I appreciate you trying to back me up, Pat, but actually I was just misinformed about the plot of Soylent Green.
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Yeah, sorry Slinky. I was drunk when I made that post. Forgive me! :'(
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Yeah, sorry Slinky. I was drunk when I made that post. Forgive me! :'(
Dude, I laughed pretty hard. No worries.
I wish this was you:
(http://i.imgur.com/Q1DJXmq.gif)
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http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2014/05/12/140512fa_fact_widdicombe?currentPage=all
Same thing.
Edit: the more I read and the more I ache this just keeps sounding like something I want to try. I'll probably buy it in the coming months, hopefully their shipping times becomes reasonable, >10 weeks is ridiculous
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Got your Soylent yet? These guys did.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/soylent-1-0-arrives-at-ars-we-mix-it-up-and-slurp-it-down/
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Got your Soylent yet? These guys did.
http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2014/05/soylent-1-0-arrives-at-ars-we-mix-it-up-and-slurp-it-down/
(http://i.imgur.com/e6oM5FX.jpg)
"Dear <me>,
We are extremely happy to inform you that shipping labels have been printed for your order! Your order will be shipped via FedEx, FedEx Home DeliveryŽ on 7/31/2014."
well, since i got this here email, perhaps sometime this week? the shipment tracking code is invalid, so it will remain a mystery unfortunately
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I really want to believe that they've had your order sitting around for months, but their printer was broken until now.
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What is the point of a food substitute if you can starve waiting for it to be delivered?
the same can happen if you live off normal food, but don't go on strike about that now!
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ok, soylent arrived roughly an hour ago...
i felt my soylent would arrive today, so i fasted on tea and coffee. i was right, the fedex delivery at 1500 left a large box outside. the outer box slides off, to reveal four equally smaller boxes, each containing a week of soylent. within each box: 7 bags of soylent powder, and 7 vials of fish/canola oil. the oil vials from 2 of the boxes were unfortunately leaking, which left the inner cardboard dark and slick. i held the vials against the light and found the losses negligible. for the early backers, a plastic mixer/pitcher and metal scoop were sent out in advance. i estimate the pitcher holds a little over 1 liter. the instructions for preparing soylent with the pitcher are simple and require no measuring. dump in a pouch of soylent powder, some water, then an oil vial, and shake. the powder is white, but the mixture changes to a light caramel color. after 30 seconds of shaking, i decided to try it out. the pitcher/mixer is watertight and worked great for pouring into a small glass. clumps of powder remained at the surface, like most other protein drinks/vitamin shakes if you don't use a blender. a watery cookie dough shake is how i would describe the taste. it is strange and somewhat unappetizing, so i recommend blending alongside some fruit. to me, soylent = less focus on food. i couldn't care less how it tastes, and i drank the entire mixture in one sitting. i'm now in pain, pregnant with soylent, but i wanted to experience how a single day's meal of soylent would feel. i'm planning to divide the mixture into 2 meals for tomorrow.
the oil is all over my hands and the pitcher, a gritty, powdery residue is still inside my mouth. brushing after each meal is a must, or at the very least chewing some gum.....
(http://i.imgur.com/5vmOWXP.jpg)
the entire delivery
http://i.imgur.com/2GVWjIA.jpg
four 1-week boxes
http://i.imgur.com/FglDrDV.jpg
1-week box
http://i.imgur.com/wGSN3Xo.jpg
one of the lesser oil-damaged packaging. the other is very dark.
i took pictures only as a proof, if i were to report the leak, or if something was found missing. i stopped when my hands became oily. i'll take some pics with my camera of the mixture and everything tomorrow.
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God's work, son.
You got pictures??
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Jesus, PikMini. That was really uncomfortable to read.
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Jesus, PikMini. That was really uncomfortable to read.
well, i'm uncomfortable right now, and when i move around i feel like vomiting..
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You did eat a day's worth of food in one sitting...
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You did eat a day's worth of food in one sitting...
here is a cute little infographic, found on the instruction sheet
(http://i.imgur.com/Hu4Fd2n.jpg)
the math for those cheeseburgers is kind of wrong
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Wow, did it not occur to you to look at that before muscling 2000 calories down your gullet?
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Was it worth the wait and cost?
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>brb getting stomach pumped
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Is 2000 calories a day a lot? Because I need like a 3800 calorie a day diet to not starve.
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Wow, did it not occur to you to look at that before muscling 2000 calories down your gullet?
i was fully aware, but i needed to try it out. i can't explain how perfect a single meal per day sounds to me. it would have been amazing... and if the calories were reduced, i'm sure i could make a smaller shake and manage it somehow. 2000 is pretty excessive for my sedentary lifestyle.
Was it worth the wait and cost?
it's well worth the cost, at a little less than $10/day. a typical going-out dinner would cost more an entire day of soylent. those who ordered early are so-called 'soylent pioneers' and they have priority for any further orders of soylent... the wait cannot be avoided, but it's a nice improvement. for anyone without priority, the wait will definitely suck, and you are probably better off trying the DIY route.
>brb getting stomach pumped
i would rather pump more soylent in, anthing to avoid that cookie dough taste tomorrow
Is 2000 calories a day a lot? Because I need like a 3800 calorie a day diet to not starve.
just 2000 is usually excessive for anyone who sits around all day. i can't imagine eating 3800, is something wrong with your intestines or something?
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Well I am 6'6" and currently going through puberty so that might be it.
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Holy **** what?
Do you play sports?
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Well I am 6'6" and currently going through puberty so that might be it.
(http://i.imgur.com/I5unJYm.jpg)
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Holy **** what?
Do you play sports?
No, I'm terribly uncoordinated and unathletic. I'm like 20 pounds overweight :/ (270 lbs)
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Now is a good time to start getting into those good habits. I did not and it's a lot tougher now.
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But sloth and gluttony are my favorites!!
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I remember reading in one of these soylent articles that the stuff is better if you let it sit for a while after mixing. Clumps in beverages sounds gross.
Anyway, good luck and godspeed.
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Holy **** what?
Do you play sports?
No, I'm terribly uncoordinated and unathletic. I'm like 20 pounds overweight :/ (270 lbs)
You should start playing basketball casually anyway. You'll have an advantage from your grotesque, monstrous height which will offset your nerdy incoordination.
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soooo, yesterday, i drank the entire day's soylent at 1530 and was asleep near 2400... but starting at 2100, and for the next 3 hours, i had just about the most awful gas imaginable. but no indigestion, pain, hunger, or anything else i've read from other experiences
here are some pictures of today's soylent
(http://i.imgur.com/Qe0LpZg.jpg)
1 day of soylent powder, the canola/fish oil
(http://i.imgur.com/X6MBTE0.jpg)
the soylent powder. when adding the oil, the soylent takes on a doughy look. i'm sure someone has baked soylent cookies because of this...
(http://i.imgur.com/EX64pxB.jpg)
the pitcher/mixer, with half a day's soylent remaining. (around 2 small glasses) splitting it 50/50 works pretty nice. perhaps you can make out the chalkiness
(http://i.imgur.com/PNfuRWn.jpg)
the nutritional facts
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Is 2000 calories a day a lot? Because I need like a 3800 calorie a day diet to not starve.
Keep telling yourself that, and enjoy the diabetes.
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No, I'm serious, I actually got that calculated at some point. I just checked and it's actually like 3200 but I'm not overeating and I do eat relatively healthily. I tend to stick to fruits, vegetables, white meat, grains, that sort of thing. I avoid most heavily processed foods.
The problem is that I don't exercise, which I should start doing. Although I have started cycling about a mile each day and I'm already losing a little weight so I think things are looking pretty good.
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Slinky do yeah eat a lot of protein?
Pikmini let us know how the spacing it out works for your bloating and gas issue
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I just checked and it's actually like 3200 but I'm not overeating and I do eat relatively healthily.
The problem is that I don't exercise.
Then you *are* overeating. Your requirements aren't calculated based off some arbitrary "X amount of food per day", its based off how many calories you're burning vs how many you're eating. If you did literally no physical activity at all then the government-endorsed 2000 calories a day for an adult man would be overeating.
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Having formerly been fat, Sam is right. It's all diet related, if you want to weigh less it's as simple as eating less food, add cardio if you want but it's optional (you should do cardio for heart and lung health not to lose weight). If you want to weigh less but have more muscle, eat less food but make most of it protein and do a weightlifting routine life Starting Strength or Standard Lifts 5x5. If you want to gain mass, eat more food and
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Everything is happening so fast this is all so exciting!
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Everything is happening so fast this is all so exciting!
Tomorrow we all embrace death!
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...okay.
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Slinky do yeah eat a lot of protein?
Pikmini let us know how the spacing it out works for your bloating and gas issue
there is a war inside of my intestines right now. gas and bloating seems unavoidable for the entry phase. bowel movements, on the other hand... i can describe my experience with these .gifs:
(http://i.imgur.com/1HFRwHk.gif)
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i ate an orange and forced plain oatmeal down, i'm hoping soluble fiber help... i'm praying, actually.
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It burns?
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Does it give you the runs or constepate?
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It burns?
very much so, i'm thinking soluble fiber will help, which is why i ate some oatmeal and fruit today. i'll discover tomorrow if that helps any.
Does it give you the runs or constepate?
diarrhea, yes
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Are you weighing yourself daily?
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Buy some peppermint tea, it's tasty and good for bowels.
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(thanks for all the tips, guys, I'll work on this)
I hope your pain and torment lets up, dude.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BaksqH2YXQ
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I'm very sorry for your butt...but this thread is exactly as interesting as I was hoping it would end up being.
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(thanks for all the tips, guys, I'll work on this)
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Buy some peppermint tea, it's tasty and good for bowels.
(thanks for all the tips, guys, I'll work on this)
I hope your pain and torment lets up, dude.
well, i'm not absolutely sure it was the oatmeal + orange i added yesterday, but it wasn't burning this morning, and felt like a 4 on the bristol scale
i'm going pure soylent today to verify the improvement isn't just a phase. i'm almost positive it isn't, but pure soylent is a perfect dream, so i'm willing to give it another shot
Are you weighing yourself daily?
yes, and while there hasn't yet been a single pound difference, i'm anticipating some weight gain in the long run
06 - 156 lbs / 71 kg
07 - 156 lbs / 71 kg
08 - 156 lbs / 71 kg
the fullness after drinking soylent is unpleasant. i suppose i'm overly conscious of the water, i feel like a waterbed, i've never drank this much before. i might eventually try the 3-meal daily plan
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Speaking of weight I just weighed myself and I'm actually 240 pounds. I've apparently lost a lot of weight over the last year. I was wondering why my collarbones started showing...
Sorry for hijacking the thread again but I didn't want Sam to think I was a total fatzord.
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Sorry for hijacking the thread again but I didn't want Sam to think I was a total fatzord.
Ahh, fatzord. Least useful of all the megazords.
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Don't take my bullying seriously Slinky. I'm just foolin.
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06 - 156 lbs / 71 kg
07 - 156 lbs / 71 kg
08 - 156 lbs / 71 kg
call scooby and the gang, i've got a mystery
i weigh 144 lbs right now, i know the previous 156 was after drinking the morning soylent meal, but what the heck happened? i admit i haven't ever weighed myself throughout the day, but even then, 12 lbs seems a little extreme to be a normal fluctuation.
right now, i'm going to drink the rest of my soylent, some water, and then reweigh myself. will report back with the change.
update:
HAHA WHAT
i now weigh 157 lbs, good lord, 13lbs of soylent and water account for the loss
update:
nevermind. the scale had to have been off, but i left it recalibrate and repeatedly got 144 lbs, so i'm not sure what happened. it seems the soylent only weighs like 3lbs
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(http://i.imgur.com/toClB9r.gif)
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and felt like a 4 on the bristol scale
Of all the things my city could name...
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I've heard it is a bit of a ****hole.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf1et4hs8rQ
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You need a new scale, Pik.
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You need a new scale, Pik.
i need lots of new things
here's an update
weight 155 lbs / 70 kg
no more bowel problems after including a small bowl of oatmeal + orange in my diet, will from here on attempt just oatmeal, because oranges taste pretty good and i'm starting to enjoy this bland-tasting everything experience... the cardboard/cookiedough shake, mmm yummy
i discovered the best way to create my daily batch of soylent:
hot water into pitcher, then soylent powder and oil, shake for a minute, then add ice. the clumps are almost nonexistant now. i also pour with the pitcher barely open, to further strain clumps. very smooth and at the same time thick.
i've had a sort of dull headache for the past 2 days. it's not a headache, but it always feels weird starting at midday. i'm hoping it's the decreased sodium in the soylent diet, so i'll be swallowing some salty water starting today. going to start with half a teaspoon of tablesalt / 3g tablesalt (1000ish mg of sodium) for the next 2 days.
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Wow this is way more interesting than I thought it'd be.
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Wow this is way more interesting than I thought it'd be.
i have had a few worries here and there, and i always think i'm finally adjusted, when suddenly something new appears.
a few days back, and then yesterday, i've noticed correctly colored, but cloudy, urine. to make it worse, yesterday it stung somewhat. i have no disease which would normally cause this, so i'm hoping it was just some fluke soylent side-effect.
i stopped with the oatmeal, instead opting for some fruit thoughout the day. the oatmeal was only worsening the soylent gas. i plan on stopping the fruit and going 100% soylent after a while. no bowel problems at all anymore.
i also started to make soylent with added table salt and less water. i have been forced to spread the soylent out throughout the day, and i drink 3 meals now. this was after i self-diagnosed rapid gastric emptying ... it was very weird, very uncomfortable, and very painful. it was resolved with smaller meals.
i seem to be finally adjusted now. i started exercising near the intensity of when i was in bootcamp, so i hope to not gain much weight and instead become fitter. i feel pretty great... i'm really hoping others try soylent. i might re-order before the end of the month if things continue as smooth as they are now.
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Check in with your doctor just to be sure things are good before you continue this.
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Check in with your doctor just to be sure things are good before you continue this.
i might end up doing that eventually if it persists
i think the tremendous portions of soylent that i initially had might have contributed, maybe i had excess glucose in my urine as a result of the big meals or something? and the bacteria just had a ball with that? i have no other problems, pains, and it was only on 2 occasions, so i'm not actually worried.
edit: okay, of course i'm worried, but not enough to visit the doctor just yet.
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No stop. Go see your doctor.
You should consult a doctor any time you undergo a massive shift in diet. There could be things happening that you simply aren't aware of. Having a professional to tag-in just in case is smart.
Sorry if I'm coming across as pushy. I just don't want you to hurt yourself over something that could have been stopped by having a doc on board.
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But the rest of us are entertained by your suffering so if you die, make sure to let us know.
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Seriously, better safe than sorry.
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He doesn't want to go to the doctor because the doctor will rightly point out that replacing real food with goo is silly.
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Unless he goes to see a gastroenterologist specifically, odds are that much of what a doctor would tell him would be based primarily on their mistrust of things that they don't know about.
Primary care physicians are to medical specialists as IT help desks are to computer engineers.
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I'd see a kidney doc IMO but I'm not a doctor. A GI is good though
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PikMini: Last Active Aug 12
Soylent killed him
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Oh my God, what if you're right?
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the poor man.
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Poor PikMini
He died as he lived
In a way none of us understood
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He is one with the soylent now.
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-Plays bagpipes-
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:'(
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i didn't die, but the soylent god is angry with me.
apparently i have gastric dumping syndrome, so when i drink soylent it just bypasses my stomach. i stopped soylent, because i felt it happening as i drank the stuff, like a cold snake wiggling into your abdomen. i become hypovolemic and hypoglycemic as a result of the insulin dump and had fire-rrhea within one or two hours.
i pretty much knew all this at the time, but i was just too afraid of dying to push on. i only have nine days of soylent left, so i'll give it a shot.
wikipedia is my god:
Gastric dumping syndrome, or rapid gastric emptying is a condition where ingested foods bypass the stomach too rapidly and enter the small intestine largely undigested. It happens when the small intestine expands too quickly due to the presence of hyperosmolar (having increased osmolarity) contents from the stomach. This causes symptoms due to the fluid shift into the gut lumen with plasma volume contraction and acute intestinal distention.[1] "Early" dumping begins concurrently within 15 to 30 minutes from ingestion of a meal.[1] Symptoms of early dumping include nausea, vomiting, bloating, cramping, diarrhea, dizziness, and fatigue. "Late" dumping happens one to three hours after eating. Symptoms of late dumping include weakness, sweating, and dizziness. Many people have both types. The syndrome is most often associated with gastric bypass (Roux-en-Y) surgery.
Rapid loading of the small intestine with hypertonic stomach contents can lead to rapid entry of water into the intestinal lumen. Osmotic diarrhea, distension of the small bowel (leading to crampy abdominal pain), and hypovolemia can result.
In addition, people with this syndrome often suffer from low blood sugar, or hypoglycemia, because the rapid "dumping" of food triggers the pancreas to release excessive amounts of insulin into the bloodstream. This type of hypoglycemia is referred to as "alimentary hypoglycemia."
tomorrow i'll try mixing solid oats into the soylent along with some salt. i have fiber gummies, so i'll chow down on a couple beforehand as well.
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With that reaction I would just eat normal food instead.
We're all glad you're alive!
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Yeah listen to your body you chump.
You think some grad student is smarter than three and a half billion years of evolution?
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Soylent goes in.
Sadness comes out.
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Ha
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*phew* Glad you're not dead! Also, I don't think I can take anything seriously that has 'dumping' in the name. ;D
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Yeah we were worried you were dead dude!! Good thing you're okay :D
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Just put in an order for a British Soylent clone/spinoff called Huel.
I'm fairly excited about this. I'm hoping it will help me fix some of my awful eating habits, namely skipping breakfast and lunch 3 or 4 times a week, or replacing those meals with minimal amounts of junk food. (I tend to eat a massive dinner but it's still not healthy).
Semirelated, I finally got a blender. So far I've made one very mediocre kale/apple smoothie. Quite exciting times.
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Gungnir don't die.
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DEAR GOD MAN!
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdqCYZqKNTo
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