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niftierideology@niftierideology• over 5 years ago

Makes no sense that we can't metabolize hydrocarbons. You telling me we're chock full of methyl groups (CH3) but methane (CH4) is just too "out there"? Absolutely terrible worldbuilding

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4/22/2020

UltimApe@ultimape• about 3 years ago

Replying to @niftierideology

@niftierideology Might be able to convert hydrocarbons into polystyrene and then use gut bacteria to eat that.https://t.co/VQqBTEMOvp

UltimApe@ultimape• about 3 years ago

But no one wants to eat wax worm gut bacteria to find out if the enzymes that degrade plastic can be imparted in our own gut bacteria via horizontal gene transfer.https://t.co/b9uCdfY2mU

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10/24/2022

UltimApe@ultimape• about 1 year ago

Replying to @ultimape

@niftierideology https://t.co/YALGOGgQWU

UltimApe@ultimape• about 1 year ago

@DanielleFong @poppy_haze @elonmusk Felt cute, might fully embrace my petromasculinity and figure out how to eat literal crude oil. https://t.co/Ej8WjQtEO0

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8/28/2024

UltimApe@ultimape• 10 months ago

Replying to @ultimape

@niftierideology I am making progress https://t.co/BanG0uMbme

UltimApe@ultimape• 10 months ago

@nsreed @0x49fa98 @LoCtrl @eigenrobot This is to figure out how to eat crude oil.https://t.co/YALGOGhoMs

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12/26/2024