this post was submitted on 17 Sep 2024
753 points (98.6% liked)

Science Memes

10340 readers
864 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.


Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
top 40 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] [email protected] 80 points 1 day ago

"Rice is great when you're hungry and want 2,000 of something"

  • Mitch Hedberg
[–] [email protected] 54 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Talking in brackets to say the thing you actually mean is so Autism coded (I do it too)

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I do this and it makes me wonder. It doesn't seem ~~normal~~ typical but it makes a lot of sense to me

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're allowed to use the word normal. It means something quite understandable for most, and only very sensitive people object to its use.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Haha. Nah, I wasn't being serious. I was making a reference to the "-typical" in the term neurotypical and thought it was funniee to point it out - like a wink wink nudge nudge thing

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Pro-tip, a lot of the parenthesis are not as necessary as they seem at first and you can use the content as part of the sentence directly, making it sound more natural. Simply using other punctuation.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

Asides feel more natural to me than weaving it in though. As in, it's also easier for me to understand if someone uses asides.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But typing requires effort...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago

Woah (this is deep)

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Some krill are basically the same size as a grain of rice though.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago

And a whale is the same size as your mom; gottem!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

... Yamcha. Tien. Chiaotzu.

Suicide Squad.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Krill and rice dishes when?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Krill is so small that instead of looking like a plate of shrimp, they end up looking like a plate of tartare. Like fishy ground chicken. Some people eat krill. Most don't.

Idk any more details about human krill consumption.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Umami with extra! ™

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago (12 children)

Wait… people actually like rice? I thought it was just a thing you ate with other things because of reasons I don’t understand. It never occurred to me that people would eat it on purpose, because they enjoy it.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Because actual good quality rice tastes good. Thai jasmine rice for example is fluffy, moist, and fragrant. Then there's all sorts of ways of elevating it like fried rice, sticky rice, etc. In Asia, rice is not just a side dish, it's a main component of a meal.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

It is the canvas on which the culinary artistry cannot exist without

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

it's the main component of a meal.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

it's like bread. if you only ever saw white bread on sandwiches you might be confused to hear about someone loving a good sourdough or rye from the bakery.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 day ago

I fucking love rice. Sometimes I scoop some rice out of my rice cooker and eat it straight off the paddle. It’s also great with other things!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

It's cultural. If you've grown up eating it with everything, it's like a comfort food

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 day ago

It’s like corn (e.g. tortillas) for some cultures or wheat (e.g. bread) for others.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I've grown up without that but I still love it. Though I also love pasta, bread and noodles so maybe I just love grains in general...

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Depends on the cultivar. Rice does have different flavors, and some are definitely tastier than others, at least in my opinion. Japanese sticky rice is my favorite, and although I wouldn't eat it on its own, I can totally see why someone would enjoy it

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I love rice! I'll eat it as a snack often, like I'll just make some plain boiled rice (basmati and jasmine are my faves) at whatever hour and eat it at my desk. I particularly love the basmati variety because it has a nutty aroma and taste.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

I like rice but kind of like how I like bread. It's carbs that you put with other stuff give it more substance. On its own it can be OK (since its carbs) but pretty bland.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

I like it with garlic and salt. As with any food, it's unpleasant without flavouring. And you need the right rice for the right job - basmati for curry, glutinous rice for sushi, etc

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rice is great if you're really hungry and want to eat two thousand of something.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Dude! I thought you were dead! Welcome back!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Rice + Burmese chili paste + cilantro + soy sauce is my jam

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Cilantro is the real devil's lettuce. Absolutely vile

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Aw man, you've never been broke as fuck huh?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I have been, but I ate beans or potatoes, not rice. I know lemmy loves to bang on about beans and rice but it’s not my thing. Growing up in a farm community meant there was a lot of cheap food to be found locally.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

As with pretty much any staple food. It's used as a filler. The reason you might not understand is that it can be expensive to eat only meat, veggies, etc. A cheap staple like rice, noodles, or bread is a good way not to die of starvation or at the least keep some money in your pocket.

If a staple food isn't part of your daily diet, that speaks a bit of privilege on your economic position.

Also I enjoy rice. It's neutral tasting but with a tiny bit of seasoning it's good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In proportion though it's clearly not the same!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Well what about when we get powdered mixes and mix them into water

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago