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Friday Fun Thread for December 30, 2022

Welcome to the final regular thread of 2022!

Be advised: this thread is not for serious in-depth discussion of weighty topics (we have a link for that), this thread is not for anything Culture War related. This thread is for Fun. You got jokes? Share 'em. You got silly questions? Ask 'em.

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Chimps and gorillas possess a large amount of muscle. Just look up "hairless chimp" - they're positively ripped. This is despite (as far as I know) a low protein diet and not engaging in large amounts of resistance training. I have a vague notion this is partially due to myostatin, although I'm sure there are other factors. My questions, will CRISPR eventually be able to make us as naturally ripped as chimps, will it be legal/accepted, and if it does become legal/accepted - how strong will the elitist culture be (I actually worked for these gains, you're just a filthy gene-modder)?

Gorilla eat something like 60 lbs of food a day. That's only a little under 15% of their body weight. I suspect maybe competitive eaters might hit that level in competitions.

But that's 60lbs of shoots and leaves. How much would that be in hot dogs?

Using bamboo shoots, 24 kg (60 lbs) has the same amount of protean as about 30 beef hot dogs.

Does it ? I remember checking out bamboo shoot can out of curiosity and discovering the nutritional value was.. zero. That can was pure cellulose.

For a human, yes. Gorillas can digest cellulose because of gut bacteria.

Is there any protein in cellulose, though ?

Strictly speaking: no. But their gut bacteria can feed on cellulose and other nutrients and produce protein from it.