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bread is metal (mander.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Beer’s similar: Give beer sugars, the yeast generates poison to try and prevent other microorganisms from surviving and eventually the yeast poisons its own environment enough that it can no longer continue living.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like humans and yeast have a lot in common.

Guys.... are we fermenting someone's galaxy?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 8 months ago (2 children)

We're terraforming the planet for an alien species that breathes carbon dioxide.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago

Makes more sense than orthodox religions actually

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

And they feed on microplastics and ionizing radiation.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Then we drink their poison on purpose, as if in mockery

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Love that poop water

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Is there any reason why yeast does that or it is just a random fact?