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by phonypc 5y ago
Time dilation during their trip to the first planet was because of its proximity to the black hole, not the planets own gravity well.
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by phonypc 5y ago
They make a point of saying the first planet visited has higher than Earth gravity.
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by phonypc 5y ago
> the impossibility of kilometer-tall waves in knee-deep water FWIW I think those were supposed to be some sort of extreme tides due to the black hole. Maybe still impossible, but I don't think it was just "Big waves are cool
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by phonypc 5y ago
The notion of binary carbohydrate vs. fat metabolism is not reality. You're always using some of both, the balance just shifts dependent on a whole host of factors. Further, this has little to do with what happens to ingested nutrients
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by phonypc 5y ago
I have trouble parsing exactly what you mean here, but it feels like a misunderstanding. Do you think consumed fats just sit ignored in your gut until any carbs are digested? Or that all fats consumed coincident with carbs are necessarily s
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by phonypc 5y ago
>I am not aware if the converse exists though (not-sweet-tasting molecules that activate insulin). Pretty much any large, digestible carbohydrate. Starch being the prime example.
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by phonypc 5y ago
There's no real debate about those products. They're not cheese and can't be labeled as such.
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by phonypc 5y ago
What were you using for the "real deal" though? If it was a frozen patty that included textured vegetable protein and other things alongside beef, as so many do, I can understand. I can't understand mixing up an Impossible bu
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by phonypc 5y ago
The pH of soft drinks is more typically in the range 2-4, due to the addition of various acids. And the negative effect of soft drinks on dental health is primarily from the action of acid-producing bacteria metabolizing sugar. Diet drinks
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by phonypc 5y ago
Inulins just aren't sugars. As you say, they're categorized as soluble fiber. Any definition of sugar that included inulins would include all soluble fibers.
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by phonypc 6y ago
I think this is overstated. In a starchy dish like pasta, I doubt 90% of people would notice a completely uncooked roux. And unless you're absolutely blasting the heat, in which case most food behaves the same, there's no way
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by phonypc 6y ago
Salting is often combined with some amount of dehyrdrating of the entire food, but e.g. wet brining meat will actually add water. Salt directly dehydrates the microbes themselves through osmotic pressure.
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by phonypc 6y ago
In those countries where supermarkets don't refrigerate eggs, they don't need to be refrigerated at home either. Apples can be kept for months outside a fridge. Depending on season and variety, they might be 6 months old before th
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by phonypc 6y ago
The important difference is that European chickens are mostly vaccinated against salmonella. Eggs and poop ultimately travel though the same orifice, so if the chicken has salmonella the egg is likely to be contaminated even if there isn&#x
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by phonypc 6y ago
I defy you to taste the difference between iodized and not in a blind test. All else being equal of course, size and shape differences would be a giveaway. So equal mass dissolved in water.
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by phonypc 6y ago
"Subject to severe restrictions" is not banned, and that claim is unsourced anyway. They're "approved" as E320 and E321 according to: https://www.food.gov.uk/business-guidance/approved-additives
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by phonypc 6y ago
This appears to be untrue, based on a cursory google search.
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by phonypc 6y ago
What ingredients of a "real" pizza have been substituted for? That list includes flour, water, salt, yeast, tomato and cheese, which are roughly speaking the essential components of a pizza.
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by phonypc 6y ago
Sugar does not contain cholesterol, but consuming an inappropriate amount of it will most certainly have a negative impact on your blood lipid profile.
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by phonypc 6y ago
There is no smoke flavouring in Beyond Burgers.
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by phonypc 6y ago
Nuggets are debatable. McD's burger patties are just beef and salt though.
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by phonypc 6y ago
long list = bad never heard of it = bad can't pronounce it = bad thinking = brain hurt
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by phonypc 6y ago
It was just a dish of prawns served with chocolate sauce. Ramsay made the smoothie and fed it to the blindfolded chef to demonstrate the combination doesn't work. I've watched that show way too much...
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by phonypc 6y ago
I think you're assuming too much based on the stereotype of Americans being sugar fiends. Fruit juice typically doesn't have added sugar. Soda brands are comparably sugary between locations. It's true that sugar is added to t
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by phonypc 6y ago
I'm not convinced added sugar in bread means a whole lot nutritionally. Like any starchy food, it's effectively largely sugar (glucose) anyway. And the added sugar is only a few grams per serving, so if you take the viewpoint that
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by phonypc 6y ago
You're probably just noticing more salt in the processed stuff. Usually the only other additives are sugar and hydrogenated veg oil.
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by phonypc 6y ago
I'm not confused about hot pockets being the same as honest meat pies. Insofar as they're even in the same category, hot pockets are a pretty sad alternative. My point was that their nutritional value rests on the same qualities a
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by phonypc 6y ago
Except, of all your examples potatoes are the fastest burning fuel. Twinkies the slowest.
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by phonypc 6y ago
I'm no fan of hot pockets, but what exactly is the point here? That the list of ingredients is long? Most of the list is regular food ingredients or vitamins/minerals added to the "enriched flour". The stabilizers and em
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by phonypc 6y ago
> Restaurants are a calmer more subdued breathing environment. Depends on the restaurant. Alcohol and loud music lead to raised voices and presumably greater transmission.

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