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Humans, apparently, throw like gods (lemmy.world)
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[–] JoshuaSlowpoke777@lemmy.world 44 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Also, we can and do eat some mild poisons because they’re tasty somehow.

I have a love of chocolate, but smaller animals can’t eat as much without severe metabolic issues that might kill them.

And capsaicin is straight-up an anti-mammal deterrent. Birds might be able to eat it with no reaction at all. Meanwhile humans just deal with their temperature receptors being freaking hacked for seemingly no other reason than fun.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 years ago

The poison thing is relative, there are animals that can eat things toxic to us and vice versa.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 12 points 2 years ago

Deadly systemic insecticide? Roll me one.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

And we eat some because we enjoy altered mental states.

[–] Selmafudd@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Honestly if chocolate killed me I'd probably still eat it

[–] Marrenia@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago

Seems like most dogs agree with you lmao

[–] LiaWong@geddit.social 4 points 2 years ago

mild poisons

Hyped to see HFY being rederived from First Principles