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20 Jun 2011 22:38

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Offbeat: Scientists make beef substitute out of human feces

  • Every once in a while, we catch wind of a story so self-evidently absurd that it completely immunizes itself to satire. While we’d love to make a joke about the fact that scientists have now found a way to turn human feces into meat, there’s really no point. It’d be like doing an impression of Charlie Sheen and expecting it to be funnier than just watching an interview of Charlie Sheen. We will, however, note that the synthetic meat, which they tastefully refer to as a “turdburger,” is lower in fat than real beef. [hat-tip: io9] source

28 Aug 2009 02:12

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Offbeat: When we say “10-year-old bacon in a can,” you say “yum,” right?

Our odd obsession with weird kinds of meat continues. This time, Gizmodo found this, uh, "gem." As bizarre as the idea of "tactical" bacon in a can is, it's not as weird as the fact that it stays good for ten years. The real question, though: Is it good for 36 years, like cake is?

Bacon in a can