I’m trying to resolve an argument.

EDIT: Yes, you can. But you can’t digest it. The only edible parts of a tree are some specific types of tree bark. Thanks, everyone!

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    1 year ago

    Wood is just less than half cellulose by weight, so wood must be safe to easy.

    This mercury sandwich is just less than half bread by weight, so it must be safe to eat.

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      1 year ago

      still at least part of wood though, a part that’s edible, as far as I’m aware, mercury has none of those (adding the bread, and extra ingredient, is cheating).

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        If something is part edible and part not, then it really depends on the nature of that not edible bit. If it’s inert, then great. If it’s not, then you could be kinda fucked.

        The fact that something is 45% edible says precisely nothing about whether or not it is edible.

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          I never said otherwise (nor argued that all wood was edible in its entirety), but your comparison was still a bad one.

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            1 year ago

            You think a mercury sandwich isn’t a realistic representation of wood.

            Wow, you know, after careful consideration I think you may be right. Thanks for your wisdom. Truly enlightening.

            I’ll go eat some wood.