Good vs. Evil
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63 because last night, I apparently found myself watching Star Trek's first encounter with the Borg.
65 People do actually eat bugs IRL with some regularity... just not in the cultures most Americans (and perhaps Europeans as well) are familiar with.
They do have a lot of protein.
They do have a lot of protein.
66 I know, this culture dislike made me forgot them as a food source for Raven. That video reminded me that Raven could eat them.
For some reason though eating humans seems more logically for her then eating bugs. Stupid Cultural dislike >_<
For some reason though eating humans seems more logically for her then eating bugs. Stupid Cultural dislike >_<
67 Maybe, but insects give a lot more return of food then humans would (or most animals for that matter). Therefor insects>pretty much every other animal when it comes to food production.
Its just a shame that culture wise it just doesn't work. Maybe if they are prepared in such a way that people don't know they are insects?
Its just a shame that culture wise it just doesn't work. Maybe if they are prepared in such a way that people don't know they are insects?
68 The real question is, do insects have a sufficient variety of amino acids and whatnot so that you could actually live off them?
68 All I know is, the native americans int the southwest US (which is mostly desert) had to supplement their diets with meat of some sort (buffalo, maybe?) until corn, beans, and squash had all migrated up from Central and South America. Once they started cultivating those three crops, they could pretty well live off them.
67 Supplementing is a means of providing other essential vitamins/minerals. Adding the vegetables made this significantly easier and healthier in the long run. Also insects, while being a source of essential amino acids and such aren't exactly filling
68 Uhm... I'm not certain you read my previous post correctly.
Corn, beans, and squash each contain different subsets of the amino acids that humans need, but cannot produce on their own. They are easier to farm (I assume) than it is to harvest whatever wild game there is in Arizona, New Mexico, and the rest of that region, so when they were brought up from farther south, the tribes began cultivating them. None of them individually produce all of those amino acids, and neither do any two, so before all three were available, they had to get the remaining essential amino acids form other sources. But once all three were available, they didn't need to rely on fish and game much.
Grains also have the advantage that they can be dried and stored for long periods of time, which is difficult to do with meat.
Corn, beans, and squash each contain different subsets of the amino acids that humans need, but cannot produce on their own. They are easier to farm (I assume) than it is to harvest whatever wild game there is in Arizona, New Mexico, and the rest of that region, so when they were brought up from farther south, the tribes began cultivating them. None of them individually produce all of those amino acids, and neither do any two, so before all three were available, they had to get the remaining essential amino acids form other sources. But once all three were available, they didn't need to rely on fish and game much.
Grains also have the advantage that they can be dried and stored for long periods of time, which is difficult to do with meat.
67 I did understand your post. However there are only 8 amino acids the body cannot produce. Consuming a "complete" protein, such as insects and other animal products, gives all of the amino acids the body cannot produce
68 Which is true. But if you happen to be living in an ecosystem where animal sources are hard to come by (because it's a desert), but cultivation of crops is easier to do (with some ingenuity), and you have access to a combination of vegetables that together make a complete protein source, that's what you're likely to do.
71 yes, and so far except for the ninja mummies I manged to squeeze every species in. The only reason the mummies have no place yet (well, they have a place just not sure if I am going to put them in said place) is because they don't fit in.
Considering this world has fairies, elves, werecats and even robots and cyborgs not fitting in is kind of impressive
Considering this world has fairies, elves, werecats and even robots and cyborgs not fitting in is kind of impressive