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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 180 points 5 months ago (3 children)

99% of mold gives humans something between mild discomfort and death. The remaining 1% tastes good with butter.

[–] then_three_more@lemmy.world 87 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Not quiet

98.99% of mold gives humans something between mild discomfort and death, 1% tastes good with butter. The the remaining 0.01% is estimated to have saved over half a billion lives.

[–] BarrelAgedBoredom@lemm.ee 56 points 5 months ago (1 children)

And 0.00001% makes me see and feel funny things

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 27 points 5 months ago

More of them do that, but only once.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 22 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the antibiotics also taste good with butter.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

What doesn't taste good with butter?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 7 points 5 months ago

Kale, raw fresh fruit, sushi.

[–] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 months ago

more butter

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

And then there are the few lucky people who die a whole lot faster if they take that .01%

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 39 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ah, so there are 3 options- discomfort, death, and nutrition. Therefore, every time you eat a fungus, you have a 1/3 chance of dying. Thanks for the info!

[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 29 points 5 months ago (3 children)

NotHowStatisticsWork

[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 40 points 5 months ago (1 children)

True; some mold is actually medicine. Therefore you only have 1/4 chance of dying.

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 5 months ago

1/5, some are hallucinogens

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 24 points 5 months ago

Yeah? Then successfully explain how statistics work, smart guy. But I warn you, there’s a 50% chance you’ll fail.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 months ago

Oh, you like math? Name all the numbers.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Or when growing in cheese.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 months ago

Cheese also tastes good with butter.