Taken as a whole, a cooked cadaver would yield about 81,500 calories’ worth of food, says James Cole, a lecturer on human origins at the University of Brighton in England. But that’s only if you wolfed down every part that could be consumed. To create his “nutritional template” for cannibalism, Cole used body-composition data published in the 1940s and ’50s, drawn from four dead males between the ages of 35 and 65. From these he built something like a beef chart for human beings, with caloric content listed for every cut of person-meat.

A human arm would supply about 1,800 calories, for example, while each leg would yield 7,150 calories.

Cole determined that a human arm would supply about 1,800 calories, for example, while each leg would yield 7,150 calories. The lungs, liver, and alimentary canal each provide roughly 1,500 calories, while the brain, spinal cord, and nerve trunks together account for 2,700. And what lurks in the hearts of men? Seven hundred twenty-two calories, Cole says.

Archaeologists might use the nutritional template to help settle some tricky research questions. We know that some groups of early hominins engaged in cannibalistic behavior, but it’s hard to know whether they did so for ritual and social reasons (so-called cultural cannibalism) or as an occasional source of nutrients (gastronomic cannibalism). In a cave site east of Burgos, Spain, where Homo antecessor lived one million years ago, researchers have found cut-marks on hominin bones that suggest the latter. The marks look identical to those found on the bones of animals consumed as food. Cole hopes that his work could further help distinguish these behaviors. For example, researchers might check to see if H. antecessor’s cut-marks deliberately targeted the most nutritious body parts.

The 81,500 calories in a human body may sound like a lot, but it’s paltry next to what’s found in bigger animals. A horse contains more than 200,000 calories, and a bear three times that much. And that’s just from their most appetizing parts. It’s also worth considering that about half the calories in human meat come from adipose tissue. Consuming so much fat might pose problems of its own. “I’m not a nutritionist,” says Cole, “but I would imagine that it would not be very healthy.”

I CAN'T BE THE ONLY PERSON TO WANT THESE.

A little meme put here for my own use.

The road to purity is drenched in the blood of the martyred.

It is not the Horror of War that troubles me but the Unseen Horrors of Peace.

I have to say this. I hate kids. I really do. To be honest, if I don't have kids, I can't see any immediate problem with that situation.

Do you know what I hate more? Neglectful, self-congratulating parents. More accurately, parents filling out the 'anti-vaxxer' movement.

I have not seen a larger group of misinformed, pretentious assholes in my life. They strut around, shouting how, with an hour of Google research beneath their belt, they are more informed and better educated than all of the scientific community arguing their case. They cite outdated resources, misrepresent facts, use propaganda and rhetoric in lieu of actual sources or links, and follow blindly this need for fear-mongering scare-tactics.

Why do I hate them? Because although I hate kids, what with them being loud, smelly, slobbering machines of uncontrolled destruction, they are innocent. They look up to their parents, and in fact any adult, as a source of knowledge, a means of staying safe, and a source of guidance. When these parents scream how vaccinations are bad you tend to have several problems.

First problem is the immediate issue of the child being in danger. Certainly, playing outside and eating right are great ways to build up ones immune system, but nobody blithely states 'Well, I'm gonna go catch measles and that way I'll be naturally immune'. Measles can be unpleasant; rash, coughing, runny nose and eyes. It can also cause inner ear infections that can cause deafness. It can cause encephalitis. I has a strong chance of bringing pneumonia into the picture. It can kill the child.

Kill them.

Dead.

Three million children are saved each year because of vaccinations. Nearly two million die from vaccine-preventable diseases like mumps and rubella, or Hepatitis a or B, or measles, or even the goddamned flu.

Any parent who doesn't vaccinate, in my opinion, is not only neglectful but actively endangering their child. And I've read so much nonsense from the anti-vaxxer crowd too. "Ooh, vaccines have mercury in them!" Your body naturally creatures mercury, and we eat it all the time. Also, there is a difference between ethyl and methyl alcohol, but you're not drinking both of them, are you? "B-b-b-but, what about the formaldehyde?" Your pear has 10,000 times the amount of formaldehyde as a vaccine does. "Well what about rat brains!" It's protein strains obtained to give the dormant or partial virus nutrients. It's also in a part per million amount and does not harm. "Well, I see there is aluminum..." What, you mean the most common metal on our planet, found literally everywhere, even in microscopic amounts in our own bodies? And you say you found it in a vaccine? NO SHIT.

The second issue that arises is that the children are losing their herd immunity. If one child is immunized, and no one else is, well, he would be safe, but everyone else is s.o.l. However, if, say, 90% of kids are immunized, there is no place for the disease to take hold and spread. You know who that helps? Children who are immunocompromised, or are allergic antibiotics, or have reactions to vaccines. This protects them because they can't be protected like the others. Now, when a bunch of quacks start running around screaming 'I dun want muh kids to get encephalitis', that herd immunity rapidly diminishes, and guess what? The unvaccinated and partially vaccinated kids are at risk. This wouldn't be an issue if one kid was unvaccinated. Or a dozen kids. But we are talking about numbers in the THOUSANDS.

Now it stops being a 'parents right' to not vaccinate their kid because their bullshittery is now having repercussions on kids other than their own. Do you think the grieving parents of the boy who died from the mumps your little sperm blossom gave him when he lugged it to school because he was unvaccinated would give a rats ass that you were just exercising your right to not vaccinate? Hell no. In fact, I hope the father punches you in the goddamned mouth, you'd deserve it.

Third, the mentality of these homes. I've seen so many variations, some sitting at the 'I'm not sure and need more info, lets talk to a doctor before we continue' mind-set (which I respect, skepticism is healthy, but be wary of your sources) all the way over to the other side, the side who smile while eating granola and their organic strawberries while getting acupuncture done by their masseuse who says that your emotional waves are causing distemper with the universe which is why you're in pain, just before they give you probiotics as a cure-all for everything.

Now, the majority don't fall on either extreme side, but the majority seem to push closer towards the 'fruitcake/nutbar' side of this spectrum. Have a disease of some kind? Drink some tea with ginger and apples, it will fix it right up! Have cancer? Inject some Vitamin C in there instead of going to chemo! Feeling down? Try oxygenating/ionizing your blood with this machine found on LiveWhole.org that costs 900$, isn't FDA regulated, and has no research done into it beyond anecdotal statements from strangers saying 'Yeah, sure, it works I guess...probably'. And that is a problem. Being skeptical of something is smart, it means you are considering options and facts rather than impulsively jumping at the first answer given to you that sets itself apart from 'corporate'. These people, however, are the kind who think that if they give probiotics to a child with autism, he'll get better. These are the people who think that, even though they don't have Celiac disease, they have a gluten allergy (Note: findings show that if you don't have Celiacs, you do not have a gluten allergy). These are the people who spend thousands and thousands of dollars at Whole Foods because they think eating only organic will make them healthier (Another Note: Organic food is NOT healtheir, the only difference is a marginally smaller amount of pesticides coating it. If you wash your veggies, it doesn't matter). And they force this diatribe onto their children. And if you hear a lie often enough, well guess what...the kid is going to start believing it. Why do you think religions are so successful? Next thing you know, you have another generation of misinformed, scared individuals who resent or refuse to acknowledge the information they obtain from professionals and medical scientists, because 'mommy taught me'. Nothing is more horrifying to me than a generation of stupid people calling the shots.

Finally, all this comes down to denying science. These parents turn to celebrities, bloggers, and journalists, all with none of the qualifications to make judgment calls on the benefits and risks of inoculations, to form an opinion. For a quick example, Sheldon's girlfriend, Mayim Bialik (Dr. Amy Farrah Fowler, for those who actually like that show). She is, in real life, a PhD carrying Neuroscientist, and a staunch anti-vaxxer. People pointed at her and said, 'She's a scientist AND a celebrity who hates vaccines!' No, I say. Just no. She is a neuroscientist. Does that mean she studied immunology? Does that mean she is a professional nurse? What about pharmacist? Has she vaccinated children in her office? Does she have experience in... no. She doesn't. She studied the nervous system. She didn't study diseases, she didn't study vaccines, she didn't study virology, she studied the sparks jumping around in our body that make us move and feel and react. This is a woman who thinks veganism is a healthy dietary choice (it's not), that homeopathy is a reasonable alternative to 'Western Medicine' (it's not) and she thinks that vaccines are bad (they're not). But people look at her, and the likes of her, and say, 'Well then, if SHE thinks it's bad...' and now we have measles coming back. And what do the anti-vaxxers say? "It's hyped up". "It's not bad". "It's natural".

You know what else is natural? Death.

But at least the companies that make child-sized coffins will profit from all this stupidity.

These people make me sick.

"Punch-fisted in the shitter by a bear with shark arms" has got to be the best description of post-Taco Bell indigestion I have ever heard.

Thought for the Day:
An idealist is one whose perception of reality is untainted by the horrors perpetrated against mankind.

ego homini lupus

Those who feel they are underappreciated greatly overestimate their worth.

Veritas vos liberabit

I've been considering this for a long time, and I still hold that upgrading our bodies and modifying our physical forms is one of the greatest sources of interest for me beside the biochemical responses that our body creates. The addition of circuitry to make our lives more easy, the enhancement of muscle tissues to make us respond more quickly, the introduction of specialized chemicals to create new levels of perception or distraction. I'm a bit of a singularitarian. I love the idea that one day mankind will be able to blend with technology, the next step in our evolution and allowing us to enhance, or altogether shed our weak physical bodies, lengthen our lives, and more. It has been suggested that we could be able to eventually download our psyche right into the internet within the next forty years. The possibilities that this would create are endless! If we could remove more of our biological components, long-distance travel between stars would be a matter of patience, no longer of generational planning. Medicinal technology and it's mysteries and issues would become fewer as the need for biological enhancements fill the market. And with how technology is developing so rapidly, and people are discovering new innovations to bypass outdated wiring or batteries, I can only imagine what the future holds for humanity.

"Collecting dreams like dew drops on a thread of spidersilk."

"In hoc signo vinces" meaning "In this sign you will conquer".

For the float:

6 ounces crème de mûre (blackberry liqueur)
7 grams (1 packet) Knox unflavored gelatin
1 package (3 ounces) grape-flavored Jell-O gelatin
1 cup hot water
For the gin sour:

1 cup gin (lemon infused)
2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup sugar
28 grams (4 packets) Knox unflavored gelatin
1 cup hot water.

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