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[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 15 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (5 children)

You can. I know a guy who eats a birch log every year. He literally sits on the couch pulling splinters from the log and chews on them while watching tv. He also grinds his egg shells and mixes with oatmeal.

[–] ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago

Are you sure your friend isn't just three beavers in a long coat?

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 10 points 5 months ago (2 children)

This sounds like a terrible idea in the long-term.

[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Why? It's basically just fiber.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Wood is a renewable resource

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago

Why wood he do such a thing?

[–] Pandantic@midwest.social 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Is this a thing? Why does he do it?

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

He believes there's some health benefits to it

[–] DrSteveBrule@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

A friend of mine doesn't peel shrimp tails

[–] NotMyOldRedditName@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

I don’t peel shrimp tails either. I don’t eat shrimp.