Listerine cocktails

[Laurence Drake]

Thoughts? Is it worth the risk? How much Listerine can you drink before it becomes unsafe?

[pecelot]

Why would you drink it?

[jj0823]

What are the benefits?

[deleted_user]

Listerine helps purge our tummies of all that gross bacteria. We take care of our teeth why don't we take care of our stretchy food sacks?!

[Laurence Drake]

Some of the flavours taste good.

[Mr_Bramboy]

Your stomach and intestines rely on several very important bacteria in order to function. Drinking listerine would do more harm than good and would probably land you in the hospital.

[Gendarme]

Pretty sure more than 90% of "your" cells are actually bacteria (thus not your cells, but whatever). I also think the majority of these live in the gut.









Don't drink listerine.

[deleted_user0]

Wut??? We go to. 90% water to 90% bacteria now. I bet there is a 50% chance you got biology at the same school where lejenda got maths

[JakeyBoyTH]

Wut??? We go to. 90% water to 90% bacteria now. I bet there is a 50% chance you got biology at the same school where lejenda got maths

Fun fact: Bacteria are also quite high in water content. One could assume that (with this same bs probability) that if we are 90% bacteria, and bacteria are also 90% water, then it would make sense that we are at least 80% water?

[JakeyBoyTH]

Fun Fact Not Just For Umeu:

You can drink methylated sprits through a bread roll safely. It is a fun and cheap way to get incredibly drunk quickly.
Being that alcohol kills bacteria (hence listerine has a high alcohol content), you could do it the same way, just with better taste.

[deleted_user0]

Wut??? We go to. 90% water to 90% bacteria now. I bet there is a 50% chance you got biology at the same school where lejenda got maths

Fun fact: Bacteria are also quite high in water content. One could assume that (with this same bs probability) that if we are 90% bacteria, and bacteria are also 90% water, then it would make sense that we are at least 80% water?

Sure all nice and dandy but since when are cells the same or replaced by bacteria? I recall them being different

[JakeyBoyTH]

Wut??? We go to. 90% water to 90% bacteria now. I bet there is a 50% chance you got biology at the same school where lejenda got maths

Fun fact: Bacteria are also quite high in water content. One could assume that (with this same bs probability) that if we are 90% bacteria, and bacteria are also 90% water, then it would make sense that we are at least 80% water?

Sure all nice and dandy but since when are cells the same or replaced by bacteria? I recall them being different

I never said Gendy was right. Being 90% bacteria is not right at all.

[Papist]

Wut??? We go to. 90% water to 90% bacteria now. I bet there is a 50% chance you got biology at the same school where lejenda got maths

Bacteria are not part of your body; if they were included, your body's water content would likely be even higher, seeing as bacteria are anywhere from 80-90% water themselves.

Additionally, water is a compound, while a bacterium is a cell. They could not be more different.

[deleted_user0]

K. The odds were 50% so.

[lejend]

K. The odds were 50% so.

Stop trying to make 50% a thing okay?

[deleted_user0]

The odds are 50% ill listen to you

I must say, your lesbian charm is strangely effective, but by the laws of mathemathics, the odds remain ever at 50%

[Laurence Drake]

I hear paint thinner is also good

[Gendarme]

The human body contains about ten trillion cells. But your gut harbors about a hundred trillion bacteria. They outnumber us ten to one! For years, we thought they were just along for the ride, making gas at inopportune times and visiting upon us the occasional “traveler’s revenge.” But those bacteria are a big part of our energy metabolism. Most of the gut bacteria live in the large intestine and are anaerobic, which means they metabolize without oxygen and therefore waste more energy than oxygen burners. Well, if all our nutrients (including fat, glucose, and fructose) are absorbed in our small intestine, what do the large intestinal bacteria have left to eat? What we can’t absorb—the fiber, and in particular, the soluble fiber. This is why so many fiber supplements, such as psyllium, give people so much gas.
There are thousands of species of gut bacteria, but science has thus far focused on three: Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Archae. Almost assuredly, the bacterial composition of the gut is one of the factors that promote weight gain in some people. And the fiber composition of the diet is one of the factors that determine the bacterial profile, because fiber delivers more nutrients farther down the intestine, where the bacteria can utilize them for energy. Taken all together, it would appear that altering the fiber content of the diet alters the bacterial content in the gut, allowing for “beneficial” bacteria to proliferate while keeping the “obesogenic” bacteria at bay.

- Lustig, Robert H. Fat Chance. New York: Hudson Street Press, 2013, Print.

[Laurence Drake]

The human body contains about ten trillion cells. But your gut harbors about a hundred trillion bacteria. They outnumber us ten to one! For years, we thought they were just along for the ride, making gas at inopportune times and visiting upon us the occasional “traveler’s revenge.” But those bacteria are a big part of our energy metabolism. Most of the gut bacteria live in the large intestine and are anaerobic, which means they metabolize without oxygen and therefore waste more energy than oxygen burners. Well, if all our nutrients (including fat, glucose, and fructose) are absorbed in our small intestine, what do the large intestinal bacteria have left to eat? What we can’t absorb—the fiber, and in particular, the soluble fiber. This is why so many fiber supplements, such as psyllium, give people so much gas.
There are thousands of species of gut bacteria, but science has thus far focused on three: Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Archae. Almost assuredly, the bacterial composition of the gut is one of the factors that promote weight gain in some people. And the fiber composition of the diet is one of the factors that determine the bacterial profile, because fiber delivers more nutrients farther down the intestine, where the bacteria can utilize them for energy. Taken all together, it would appear that altering the fiber content of the diet alters the bacterial content in the gut, allowing for “beneficial” bacteria to proliferate while keeping the “obesogenic” bacteria at bay.

- Lustig, Robert H. Fat Chance. New York: Hudson Street Press, 2013, Print.

fake news

a human is more than the sum of her parts

[deleted_user0]

The human body contains about ten trillion cells. But your gut harbors about a hundred trillion bacteria. They outnumber us ten to one! For years, we thought they were just along for the ride, making gas at inopportune times and visiting upon us the occasional “traveler’s revenge.” But those bacteria are a big part of our energy metabolism. Most of the gut bacteria live in the large intestine and are anaerobic, which means they metabolize without oxygen and therefore waste more energy than oxygen burners. Well, if all our nutrients (including fat, glucose, and fructose) are absorbed in our small intestine, what do the large intestinal bacteria have left to eat? What we can’t absorb—the fiber, and in particular, the soluble fiber. This is why so many fiber supplements, such as psyllium, give people so much gas.
There are thousands of species of gut bacteria, but science has thus far focused on three: Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes, and Archae. Almost assuredly, the bacterial composition of the gut is one of the factors that promote weight gain in some people. And the fiber composition of the diet is one of the factors that determine the bacterial profile, because fiber delivers more nutrients farther down the intestine, where the bacteria can utilize them for energy. Taken all together, it would appear that altering the fiber content of the diet alters the bacterial content in the gut, allowing for “beneficial” bacteria to proliferate while keeping the “obesogenic” bacteria at bay.

- Lustig, Robert H. Fat Chance. New York: Hudson Street Press, 2013, Print.

Theyre much smaller though, so it really depends on how you want to index it

[deleted_user]

are there so many pseudo intellectuals on these forums that we feel the need to scientifically interject and create philosophical discussions out of obvious troll threads and in response to obvious troll comments?

[Laurence Drake]

pseudo-intellectuals?

[pecelot]

Brave words from someone that doesn't have a girlfriend!

[Laurence Drake]

Brave words from someone that doesn't have a girlfriend!

Everyone on ESOC is a bot except for you.

[pecelot]

I wouldn't disagree — for one!