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[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 191 points 4 days 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 93 points 4 days 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 62 points 4 days ago (1 children)

And 0.00001% makes me see and feel funny things

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 29 points 4 days ago

More of them do that, but only once.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Pretty sure the antibiotics also taste good with butter.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 13 points 4 days ago (2 children)

What doesn't taste good with butter?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Kale, raw fresh fruit, sushi.

[–] conc@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Plain yogurt, lettuce, candies.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 5 points 3 days ago

It ain't plain if it's with butter

[–] sploosh@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

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

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 43 points 4 days 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 31 points 4 days ago (4 children)
[–] RiceMunk@sopuli.xyz 43 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] spooky2092@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 4 days ago

1/5, some are hallucinogens

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] TechieDamien@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

It's actually 50% because it either kills you or is doesn't. Those are the two options.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 days ago

You both sound correct. No idea who to trust, so I guess there's a 50:50 chance that it's 50% or that it's one in three.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago

Oh, you like math? Name all the numbers.

[–] unwarlikeExtortion@lemmy.ml 2 points 3 days ago

Just as believing in a deity gives you a 50% chance of salvation.

[–] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 10 points 4 days ago

Cheese also tastes good with butter.