Technology Marches On..maybe not in a good way

[SSWarlock]

http://futurism.com/soylent-2-0-taste-test-could-you-drink-this-every-day/

Uh oh. I wonder if they'll come out with a "green" version.

(google "Soylent Green" if you don't recognize the reference).

 

[AdrianH]

The company page is here:
https://www.soylent.com/

The green component is "Produced efficiently in bioreactors rather than traditional farms to conserve enormous quantities of natural resources while providing energy and essential fatty acids". However, they say that it is algal oil. Well, they would, wouldn't they? :twisted:

Vice Magazine interviewed Rob Rhinehart, the man who invented Soylent:
http://www.vice.com/en_uk/read/rob-rhinehart-no-longer-requires-food

There's a reference to both the film and the book on which it was based at the end of the interview.

 

[Stainless]

Algae has been used for many years in baby food formulas. Nothing really new there.

 

[haveahappy]

Do you like feeling hungry all the time?

Try a liquid diet!

 

[alex_greene]

Interestingly enough, a properly liquidised diet actually leaves the stomach feeling fuller for much longer. It also allows the digestion and assimilation of a lot more of the food product than solid food which has been chewed.

 

[-Daniel-]

I have to admit, I would love to try it and see how it tastes. :mrgreen: