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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 62 points 6 months ago (4 children)

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

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 17 points 6 months ago
[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 6 months ago

Depends on the image.

[–] blender2142@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 6 months ago

MOAR JPEG

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

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

Heckin meta

[–] Toes@ani.social 51 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That guy is gonna be CEO one day.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 33 points 6 months 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 6 months ago (1 children)

Sawdust is more costly than Microplastics.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 9 points 6 months ago

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

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

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

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 2 points 6 months ago
[–] swab148@startrek.website 1 points 6 months ago
[–] SkybreakerEngineer@lemmy.world 45 points 6 months 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 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months 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 6 months ago

Skeletor runs away

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

YouTube RedNile and he'll turn turpentine into cherry soda

[–] Pantsofmagic@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months 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 6 months ago (2 children)

Cellulose Powder

I'm serious read the ingredients for kraft parmesan cheese

[–] PainInTheAES@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 7 points 6 months 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 6 months ago

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

[–] BottleOfAlkahest@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months 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 6 months ago

Lumber costs more than rice or corn these days.

[–] buycurious@lemmy.world 19 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 4 points 6 months ago

100% sawdust goes from rice crispy treat to biscostti.

[–] Technus@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 months ago

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

[–] UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca 17 points 6 months ago (2 children)

hes the future head of production id say

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 6 months ago

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

[–] FreshLight@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

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

[–] UncleBadTouch@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

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

[–] 21Cabbage@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 6 months 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 6 months 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 6 months ago

Business school of enshitification

[–] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago (2 children)
[–] Muscar@discuss.online 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)
[–] Johanno@feddit.de 3 points 6 months ago

Sebastian Not Torvalds

[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 0 points 6 months ago

Do you have face blindness?

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

Test subject: my little brother

[–] NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Future head of DARPA

[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

This guy already figured it out AND got rich off it

[–] NewDark@hexbear.net 3 points 6 months ago