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Now I feel old. It feels like yesterday that everyone was talking about Soylent and its eccentric founder who ordered new shirts from China instead of washing t
by ajmurmann 3y ago
Now I feel old. It feels like yesterday that everyone was talking about Soylent and its eccentric founder who ordered new shirts from China instead of washing the ones he had and tried to find a diet that allows you to not to have to use the bathroom.
- fbdab103 3y agoI am strangely intrigued by the bathroom avoidance. Did he find much success? Although, I seem to recall a correlation between low fiber/defecation frequency and colon cancer, but not sure how strong the association was supposed to be.
- stevenwoo 3y agoThe Alzheimer’s connection study was more recent https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive-decline-gut-health-wellness/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/19/health/constipation-cognitive...
- Scoundreller 3y agoI think he was just trying to conserve as much water as possible. Cotton uses lots of water so he bought some synthetic overalls. He also took some antibiotics to minimize poop, which I wouldn’t recommend unless strictly necessary. It’s all here: https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhinehart.com/?p=1152 https://web.archive.org/web/20200401135943/http://robrhineha...