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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 62 points 2 years ago (4 children)

How much can you compress an image before people can't tell what it is?

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 17 points 2 years ago
[–] blender2142@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 2 years ago

MOAR JPEG

I think that bot is the only thing I miss about Reddit

[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 years ago

Depends on the image.

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Heckin meta

[–] Toes@ani.social 51 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That guy is gonna be CEO one day.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

This kid has already ruined at least three companies and left each one with a golden parachute by now

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sawdust is more costly than Microplastics.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

You obviously didn't see this kids talent show presentation on microplastics in peanut buttercups

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

You don’t wanna know what’s 17.2% of his lemonade stand recipe

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago
[–] swab148@startrek.website 1 points 2 years ago
[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 45 points 2 years ago (3 children)

People forget that cutting food with sawdust was an actual problem once upon a time. It's one of the reasons the FDA exists.

Oh, they still do it, but they can't use as much and they have to put it on the label.

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

It is still made in strawberry flavored yogurts, this strawberry flavor is a sawdust distillate. That is, 100% sawdust can be used in food as a substitute ingredient. It can be labeled still as natural ingredient, because wood is. Just as the red dye, carmine, made from a species of insects, is labeled as natural. The small difference between strawberry flavored yogurt and strawberry yogurt. Bon apetit.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Skeletor runs away

[–] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

What codename do they use on the label? I imagine it doesn't just say "sawdust".... tree flour?

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cellulose Powder

I'm serious read the ingredients for kraft parmesan cheese

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

It's used in shredded cheese as well to prevent the cheese from sticking to itself. It's also why you don't really want to use shredded cheese in foods where the cheese needs to properly melt like grilled cheese sandwiches or pizza.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago

Single best reason to buy parmesan flakes or chunks.

Also important to know if you have a wood/smoke allergy.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Cellulose is not wood. Just like a slice of bread is not a sandwich.

[–] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's kind of a strange argument. Cellulose isn't necessarily wood but wood is cellulose. Your sandwich is made with bread.

[–] lens17@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago

Partly correct, wood is a mixture of cellulose, hemi-cellulose and lignin in varying amounts.

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Cellulose powder is wood pulp. It doesn't really have nutritional value and is often used in the production of certain medicine types as well, but it is definitely wood.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Lumber costs more than rice or corn these days.

[–] buycurious@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 2 years ago

100% sawdust goes from rice crispy treat to biscostti.

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 years ago

Did this video leave anyone else really wanting to try something made with wood flour?

[–] UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

hes the future head of production id say

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

All the right qualities for corporate. Quality products demand excellence.

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did your keyboard run out of everything but lowercase letters and space?

[–] UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago

yup, they wear out after a while. great guessing game, here is a cookie! 🍪

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 2 years ago

IIRC the original image was from a Mormon "science" fair and the sign was something about proving the existence of God.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

"Man, ever since I started eating those rice crispy treats my poops have been solid and super comfy WAIT A MINUTE"

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

Business school of enshitification

[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] Muscar@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Johanno@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Sebastian Not Torvalds

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 0 points 2 years ago

Do you have face blindness?

[–] niktemadur@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Test subject: my little brother

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

This guy already figured it out AND got rich off it