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Paper tastes good for no reason (lemmy.world)
submitted 8 months ago by MECHAGIC@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world
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[–] DampSquid@feddit.uk 88 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

With all due respect, I don't want to try your cooking

[–] MECHAGIC@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

That's fair

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You know that dude that bet he could recognize toilet paper brands by taste? He won that bet.

Also the reason paper tastes sweet is xylotol (wood sugar). It has some amazing properties and is edible in small doses.

[–] Kissaki@feddit.de 6 points 8 months ago (3 children)

How small is small? And what happens beyond it?

[–] Nomad@infosec.pub 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Enought for most chewing gum. After about two tea spoons I start shitting my brains out. That warning on tic tacs about not earing too much at once? Thats for the xylotol inside.

[–] Threeme2189@sh.itjust.works 5 points 8 months ago

I thought tic tacs were made of like 99% pure sugar and/or HFCS.

[–] workerONE@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There's a video (below) where they make rice crispies with sawdust as an added ingredient. Like 10-30% sawdust was fine and just affected the texture. It wasn't until 50% sawdust that they tasted bad. https://youtu.be/AKDal51f5LU?si=79LBDaYnRmLa1cSn

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[–] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago

laxation

[–] O_i@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago

A statement doesn’t make it true, even when believed by few

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot@lemmy.world 16 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Found all the kids who ate glue in class...

[–] MECHAGIC@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I just ate paper and fabric when I was younger

My mom started putting spices on my shirts so I stopped eating fabric

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 14 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

PAPER

[–] Caligvla@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 8 months ago (1 children)

[–] 0ops@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Lmao, dude didn't take op for his word and thought "I won't really know if I like paper until I eat this whole book". So by panel two he's devoured the whole book, and you know what? He doesn't really like paper.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 12 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Pica?

[–] ConsumptionOne@sopuli.xyz 5 points 8 months ago

It's a very likely cause. OP should get their iron checked.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Paper is cellulose and glue. Cellulose doesn't have any flavor, so you're probably enjoying the glue as it dissolves.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Whatcha gnawwing on in the shower, bro? That a three ring binder there, dude?

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

I can verify from long-ago experience that the paper in school exercise books does not taste good. Do you think they add bittering agents?

[–] tinyVoltron@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm with you. I've been chewing paper my whole life. Love it. Am I broken?

[–] MECHAGIC@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah me too, but i stopped when i found a worm in my poop once

[–] judooochp@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Particularly with leftover adhesive, post-its....

[–] MECHAGIC@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I personally disagree, notebook paper is better