Our world is full of things that look like good food but aren't. It could be a manhole cover that looks like a waffle, mushrooms that look like mac and cheese, or an entire continent that looks like a steak dinner. There's a heaping helping of automotive products, paint, dice, sponges and other random junk that looks like tasty food but isn't.
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Ah, yes, the internet has found something new to weigh in on, and disagree over. Yes, we're looking at which Chex Mix pieces rank superior over the others. This is no laughing matter. People have strong opinions, and cast grave judgments over others for their ultimate selections. There would seem to be a strong split over the quality of those rye chips. Some love it, and some can't stand the thought of it.
Why do they make earplugs look so goddamn tasty looking? Here are things that look like food but would either taste bad, be impossible to chew, break your teeth, or bite you back. Too much stuff in this world looks like food but isn't. Here are the bugs, wood shavings and rocks that look tasty in all their forbidden bounty.
Sage Boggs shared a Twitter thread that is making the rounds, and it's all about the electric origins of the infamous Triscuit snack. There's the internet for you. You don't normally wake up thinking that you need to know about how Triscuits are legit electric biscuits, but then you learn that they are, and it's pretty awesome.
The people at r/forbiddensnacks are committed to finding things that look delicious but are otherwise not food or straight up harmful. It's a world of fungi that look like donuts, landscapes that look like rare steaks and just delectable looking spider eggs. It's stuff that looks like delicious food but isn't.
When you consider what proportion of the things in our world are edible, it's kind of a miracle that we can find anything to eat at all. And these doors, landscapes and random objects are an extra wrench thrown into the gears of what looks good to eat. There are just a lot of objects out there that look like tasty food but are totally not.
We've all had moments where we've seen a colorful marble or eraser and thought "man that looks just like delicious candy." The world is full of delectable looking things that look like food but totally aren't. And while we're not gonna actually start eating zip ties and paint, it's at least a fun exercise to see all the forbidden foods out there.
Some of this stuff looks absolutely delicious, but watch out, it's probably an inedible gemstone. The people at r/forbiddensnacks are very serious about finding all the delicious looking non-food objects in our world, and can you blame them? These molds, landscapes and cleaning products look great.
