100 years of misery

Absolutely everything about 100 year old fruit cake terrifies me.

I'm sure by now it's become an immortal demon.

Mooman milk?

Cows that produce human milk?  What's next, Wolves that can shoot spider webs?  Actually, that would be kinda cool...

Thanks Mike N. for the tip!!

Europe petrified of the cucumber!

Video thumbnail from BBC link below

So, apparently cucumbers are the new great evil in Europe. I'm sure most of you are horrified that I'm poking fun at a deadly epidemic, but look at the headlines in Europe. "Cucumber victims will increase", "What's the deal with Europe's Killer Cucumber Crisis?". And let's not forget the stills like the one above. I mean, c'mon.....

Exploding Watermelons Terrorize China!!!

Ok, so maybe that headline is a tiny bit of a stretch. But I'm still a little worried for the Chinese watermelon population. Actually, I'm more worried for the human population. The effects of all this frankenfood mean more than just fruit shrapnel. The farmers are going to feed this chemical laden stuff to pigs, and then what happens to those pigs? Biomagnification anyone?

I'm all for eating interesting things... but Elephant?

Something seems very wrong with this. I prefer my elephants in zoos, and in the wild. Not on a prison menu.

but, as seen in the picture above... maybe elephant eats YOU!

PORK! Now with more magical glowey powers!

I always knew pork was the magical meat. To be honest, I'm not sure what I really make of the story. But I do believe in the super powers of swine flesh. Also, the image above comes from a Google images search, and it most likely a Photoshop forgery that seems to be making its way around teh interwebz.

Would I eat glowing meat? Well, if I could get a fuzzy prehensile tail out of the deal, I'd probably have several courses of the stuff.

Man Dies From Eating Corned Beef Sandwich

This story actually brings a tear to my eye. Corned beef is usually a magical food that induces happiness and love.

Looks like Long Pig is on the menu

To quote:

"A restaurant is due to open in September in Berlin, Germany. In preparation for opening the restaurant, Flime, is advertising for volunteers to donate body parts to be cooked and served to diners."

Salmon Flavored Vodka

See, there are times when I wish I was kidding. This is one of them.

What kind of drugs do you need to be on to decide that fish vodka is a good idea? After you invent fish vodka, do you go outside, look at random blotches of stars and decide to invent your own constellations?

Frankenfood, or Delicious Science?

I dunno, I call Frankenfood on this one. They want to change the shape of the salt on your chips.

Transgenic trout with "six pack" abs

Do not want! Honestly, we've been selectively breeding animals of all kinds for centuries, but transgenics makes me a bit nervous.

Caffeinated Beef Jerky

I'm usually all about salted dried meat products, but this one might have gone too far.

Fried Squirrel

In honor of Presidents Day, I bring you a nice little video of a man who almost had a shot at becoming the most powerful man in the world.

Mustard on pancakes?

Behold, a delicious list of interesting combinations. How many would you try? How many HAVE you tried?

Surprise! Radioactive Water Jugs Not as Healthy as Advertised

Surprise! Radioactive Water Jugs Not as Healthy as Advertised


YEAH! Gonna drink me some radioactive water! HULK SMASH!

Rinderpest Animal Disease Nears Extinction

Supposedly, Rinderpest is, or should I say was one of the most deadly lievstock diseases known to man.

In a It looks like there is good news however, and the diseases has almost been wiped off the face of the earth. Vaccine 1, deadly cattle plague 0.

Sewage-to-Drinking Water for Luxury Resort Island

Sewage-to-Drinking Water System Readied for Luxury Singapore Resort Island : TreeHugger

DEEEEEEEEEEEEEELICIOUS!

Scientists Develop Rot-Proof Apple that Stays Fresh for 4 Months

  Scientists Develop Rot-Proof Apple that Stays Fresh for 4 Months : TreeHugger

No thanks, I'll pass on the frankenfruit.

Coffee Poisoning Struck 6 at Harvard

Coffee Poisoning Struck 6 at Harvard : Homeland Security News

This sounds like a Sherlock Holmes plot.

Waiter, there's a deadly spider in my grapes

http://www.slashfood.com/2009/10/08/black-widow-spider-found-in-grapes-by-toronto-man/

I prefer my grapes sans insect, but that's just me. The food adventurer in me does wonder a little bit what black widow tastes like. Fortunately, I'm still somewhat sane and don't have that much of a death wish.