A case for cannibalism in society

[Haydn2]

Well meat can be grown meat in a lab now . Potentially you could eat a burger made from your own tissue ( without the inconvenienace of hacking a limb off).

[festive1]

I heard somewhere that we taste like pork... I do not remember the source, my brain just files away weird tidbits like this for later regurgitation.

Let me guess - you heard that in some cannibalistic cultures, human flesh is referred to as "long pig" and drew your conclusions from there.

I've heard the "long pig" reference before, that could be where I got this. But it might have been an interview with Dahmer or some other cannibalistic serial killer... I had a morbid fascination with that sort of thing in my teen years.

[jonb]

Two Dutch TV hosts (BNN) are eating each others flesh live on TV.
They say that it tastes like elastic...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez65LuvPODU
And I will post this again
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ea5aoOJ5bJo

[Jaysyn]

I think it's wrong in all circumstances. I would rather die of starvation then eat another human.

Way to assert without any justification.

Someone needs to learn the difference between opinion & assertion.

[Anomalocaris]

Way to assert without any justification.

Someone needs to learn the difference between opinion & assertion.

Did he not assert that such was his opinion?

[Faith No More]

That right there is a damn good way of taking a disease that killed one person and spreading it to several more.

That's why you cook it first.

[Anomalocaris]

That right there is a damn good way of taking a disease that killed one person and spreading it to several more.

That's why you cook it first.

Prions will laugh at cooking. In fact, prions' invulnerability is the basis of its harmfulness - cell in your body has no way to destroy or get rid of it. It is also the reason for its transmissibility - it will survive just about any form of food preparation, cleaning or sterilization.

Look up "Kuru disease" for the link between transmissible prion diseases and cannibalism.

[Ace Otana]

To OP

[Darth]

That's why you cook it first.

Prions will laugh at cooking. In fact, prions' invulnerability is the basis of its harmfulness - cell in your body has no way to destroy or get rid of it. It is also the reason for its transmissibility - it will survive just about any form of food preparation, cleaning or sterilization.

Look up "Kuru disease" for the link between transmissible prion diseases and cannibalism.

Huh, my understanding was that they are mishaped proteins, and that proteins are very vulnerable to being denatured by things like heat.

Edit: Oh, prions, by being mishaped, gain powers (like resistance), I see.

[Anomalocaris]

Prions will laugh at cooking. In fact, prions' invulnerability is the basis of its harmfulness - cell in your body has no way to destroy or get rid of it. It is also the reason for its transmissibility - it will survive just about any form of food preparation, cleaning or sterilization.

Look up "Kuru disease" for the link between transmissible prion diseases and cannibalism.

Huh, my understanding was that they are mishaped proteins, and that proteins are very vulnerable to being denatured by things like heat.

Different proteins and folds have different degree of stability and resistence to denaturation by chemicals agents or physical means. The misfolding of prions responsible for prion diseases are uniformly the extremely stable and resistant. Strong acids, bleaches, caustic soda, protease enzymes, UV and temperatures substantially above boiling point of water would not deactive prions.