How much redistribution is this, compared to say, the mass of ocean being moved by various forces, and the natural flex in the earth's crust? I suspect the mass of ice falls under "grain of sand at the beach".
I'm waiting for Firefox Down, myself.
I recall a study that concerned the accuracy of the BAC meters -- turns out it's not very good, with about 0.05% variance. Which may explain the variability of what's considered "drunk" as much as do individual tolerances.
0.05% testing variance and 0.05% as the threshold for DUI -- you can see the problem: someone who has drunk nothing at all could test "legally drunk".
Sure, you can eat uncooked grain and get by... but how long will your teeth last?
Most fruits and vegetables are largely or almost entirely water. Grain has to be cooked to be edible, so the edible product is either largely water, or has been cooked in water then dried. So it's not like water isn't a component, and often moreso than in meat.
Don't forget that the meat:feed ratio largely includes plant materials that humans can't digest, such as range grass that grows where it's not practical to grow crops (due to lack of water or lack of good soil). Feedlot finishing is a minor part of the calories that go into producing beef.
As to insects, nothing against 'em (I eat ants and aphids occasionally) but what are the relative processing costs? Say, for whole grasshopper. That chitinous exoskeleton is not digestible; indeed, it may be hazardous in sufficient quantity (I've had a cat kill itself by overindulging a taste for grasshoppers -- blocked intestine).
And remember, insects eat an appalling amount relative to their size. They are not free food that falls from the sky. So say we harvest 'em, but -- what do we feed 'em first? ever seen an area stripped by locusts? I have; they eat everything down to scoured wood and bare dirt.
That's an interesting point about contamination from plant matter being more likely to be toxic. How many common weeds contain some toxic compound? what is the relative damage from, say, moldy grain?
The worst I can see from animal contaminants would be parasite eggs/larva (those that can survive dehydration or cooking and are not species-specific), and protein-specific allergies (someone upstream mentioned his crustacean allergy apparently extended to insects). Admittedly not zero risk, but you could bite down on a rock in your bread and break a tooth, too.
I recall a study on coyotes, which concluded that they originated in the southwestern U.S., and their spread across the continent *followed the spread of human civilization*. (Which should surprise no one aware of how well coyotes get on in Los Angeles.) One wonders what other adaptable critters follow the same patern... rats, anyone??
And I particularly like certain types of ants. Fried or raw.
I remember a study that concluded Asian-style vegetarianism actually consumed about 20% animal-sourced protein, mainly from feces and insects.
Interesting about the FDA generally-acceptable contaminants levels... and that most are merely "asthetic" defects (well, of course, being essentially protein of varying digestibity). And now I'm wondering what our natural mycotoxin tolerance might be, since it's not exactly rare either.
Crap, and here I was expecting that video to be two Aries going at it head-on, just like their namesake.
Considering how many couch-and-therapy shrinks are really looking for validation and enablement themselves, it doesn't really surprise me that they'd reject biochemical evidence -- after all that means there's something wrong with themselves and their patients, not something that was inflicted upon 'em.
And give the prevalence of hypothyroid-associated depression and that hypothyroidism functionally starves the body and brain, one wonders if it's literally the "spoonful of sugar", the brief lift from the energy input.
Incidentally depression with rage-events has some association with inadequate T4-to-t# conversion; per one doctor's private studies, about 90% of such patients benefited from supplementation with either T3 or NDT, even if they were not classically hypothyroid (low TSH).
Legislation need not be logical. It only need be seen as "doing something about [problem]" come election time. Legislators get re-elected largely for having been SEEN to be "doing something", such as "being tough on crime" by passing innumerable bills that criminalize ordinary behavior and/or property.
[Me, I try to find one to vote for who has sponsored and voted for the FEWEST new laws.]
If the gun is undetectable, how do you tell when someone owns one??
"A car is just a big purse on wheels." -- Johanna Reynolds
