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What's a piece of esoteric knowledge you have? (lemm.ee)

submitted 3 days ago by Irelephant@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Human blood is a valid substitute for eggs in baking.

[–] yngmnwntr@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Human (and animal) blood and eggs can also both be used in place of Styrofoam to gelify fuel for molotovs.

[–] Zorsith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 days ago

TIL. So many options to make a molotov nastier. Stinky rotten egg fires!

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 2 days ago

What about soap flakes?

[–] djsoren19@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 days ago

I learned this from the reverse, as eggs are a valid substitute for human blood in sacrifices.

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

So is semen iirc.

[–] SCmSTR@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's no way. It doesn't taste like eggs at all. Does it? I've never tasted raw egg before

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For it to be a substitute, it doesn't have to taste the exact same. It just has to have similar properties.

[–] Inaminate_Carbon_Rod@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yeah I remember a video called the “cumlette”

[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

Nice

[–] zod000@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 days ago

Calm down Dahmer

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is it, though? I get that they have a similar protein composition or whatever, but there's no way the taste is anywhere near the same. Then again, I guess I've never eaten fully raw eggs before (not sure if a semi-runny sunny side up on toast counts, heh).

[–] NichtElias@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

But you have eaten raw human blood‽

[–] bassomitron@lemmy.world 12 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You've never tasted your own blood from like bloody lips and stuff?

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

Oh, yes, I guess I didn't think of that

[–] chobeat@lemmy.ml 4 points 3 days ago

I did in a shot. It doesn't taste like egg.

[–] PerogiBoi@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 days ago

Coagulation station

[–] sneezycat@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

Huh, so that's why filloas de sangre are a thing. I always found it weird but it makes sense now. TIL.