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[–] 74 points 8 months ago* (4 children)

I mean, nicotine is a natural pesticide made by tobacco plants. It's kinda the same with capsaicin and humans love that shit. Plus inducing vomiting could potentially get those lil' critters outta there. In a life or death situation this would probably be preferable to dying, at least.

Realistically this is probably an older manual and shouldn't be followed to the letter. You should not be eating less than 2 cigarettes a day.

No, seriously, don't eat cigarettes.

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  • [–] 27 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    This is field survival manual, meant as a last resort for situations when you’re miles from civilization and neither a pharmacy nor a medic are available.

    Of course there are better options out there.

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  • [–] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Yeah but I just wanna eat cigarettes. They make my mouth all tingly.

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  • [–] 5 points 8 months ago (2 children)

    Capsasian tickles on the other end when it is done.

    Little bonus.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    Btw for the capsaicin thing. It's one of the going theories for why warmer places all around earth tend to traditionally eat much spicier foods than colder places. Food spoils faster in the heat, and the spice both masks the spoilt taste and can help, or is thought to help, cleanse you of parasites.

    (I know spicy plants don't grow in colder places, too, but the tendency holds for colder regions that would have had access to hot plants)

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