Frozen Sweetcorn

FunkyM · Post by **FunkyM** » 26/08/2006 - 20:01

I was just thinking, why would someone want to Freeze Sweetcorn?

Discuss.

Dumper · Post by **Dumper** » 26/08/2006 - 20:53

Maybe they like it cold and hard.

Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 26/08/2006 - 21:08

Most of us have probably realized that after eating corn, it shows up in our stool. The corn in our stool can appear only hours after we eat it. Rest assured, corn in the stool is normal, and the reason we see the corn relates largely to our digestive tract, and also to evolution.

Millions of years ago, our digestive systems were different. Primitive man was not a big meat eater. Primitive man had a digestive system with a longer digestive tract that was far better equipped to digest plant and vegetable matter. Back then, the appendix likely played a role in digestion -- a role it does not play today.

Our teeth were different then, too. We had larger molars and smaller incisors. Larger molars meant that the difficult-to-digest plant material could be well chewed and mashed. Today, our teeth are smaller and many of us even have problems with our wisdom teeth (our largest molars), which are being phased out by evolution because our diets today really do not require them. (Our jaws are becoming smaller, and as a result the wisdom teeth have less room to grow in.)

So how does this all relate to corn, and why it is seen in the stool? Since we have smaller teeth, we chew our food less effectively, and more of what we eat is swallowed only partially chewed, or not chewed at all. With corn, some of the kernels will be chewed fully, some partially, and the others will be unchewed and swallowed whole. Our digestive system today is not that good at digesting plant material anymore, much less whole kernels. They pass through our stomach and intestines, and appear in our stool to confound and entertain us.

If you would rather not see any corn in your stool, I recommend that you just chew each mouthful into a mushy mixture free of any whole kernels.

One last point I want to make is that it is not difficult for our digestive systems to pass corn kernels. It is really amazing what the digestive system can tolerate and pass. Drugs are frequently smuggled into the country by individuals who swallow balloons or condoms filled with the drugs. (These people are called "body packers.") In addition, I have read on several occasions about people who unintentionally swallowed their dentures, only to pass the dentures in their stool a few days later. I have also read of children swallowing thermometers passing them just the same.

The human digestive system really is fascinating. But remember that we are slowly evolving over time -- our digestive systems are constantly adapting to our diets and our environments. Our digestive systems of today will not be the same as the digestive systems of humans thousands of years from now. Remember this the next time you enjoy your corn, or broccoli, or any other difficult-to-digest food product -- what kind of food might future generations be spotting in their poop?

Romeo Knight · Post by **Romeo Knight** » 26/08/2006 - 21:30

The human digestive system really is fascinating.

Schnatterfurz.

skitz · Post by **skitz** » 27/08/2006 - 15:29

Thankyou Analog-X for such a details explanation of why corn appears in our turds but can you explain why Carrots and Peas ALWAYS in our Vomit even if we haven't eaten them?

Armand · Post by **Armand** » 27/08/2006 - 20:46

Good point Skitz - i've never been able to figure that out either - I mean does a pink fairy go around and sprinkle carrot in our vomit for us>

Enquiring minds need to know.

Thanks for the info about the corn though, Analog X - I would never have known that without your. *hugs*

merman · Post by **merman** » 27/08/2006 - 22:46

And we would never have known that Analog-X examines his own stool...

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 28/08/2006 - 15:54

Armand wrote:I mean does a pink fairy go around and sprinkle carrot in our vomit for us>

As I have to refuse the repulsive idea of a pink fairy meddling with my digestive system I had the alarming idea of what might grow and exist in our stomach that appears to be bits of peas and carrots and how clever this life forms (in an evolutionary way of thinking) have to be to smell like peas and carrots...

Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 28/08/2006 - 22:02

skitz wrote:Thankyou Analog-X for such a details explanation of why corn appears in our turds but can you explain why Carrots and Peas ALWAYS in our Vomit even if we haven't eaten them?

Ahhh... vomit, one of my least favorite bodily fluids.

You see the force exerted into pushing the vomit out of your body, opens up a vortex in the space time continuum, sort of like a worm hole. Now remember when you were a kid and didnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t eat your peas and carrots? Well they all ended up in that Vortex and there is a n surplus abundance of Peas and Carrots, so everytime you puke, a bit of that Peas and Carrots stored in the Vortex spills out into your puke.

FunkyM · Post by **FunkyM** » 30/08/2006 - 11:08

I dunno about Peas, But I know the "carrots" are actually Stomach lining...

Big ol' chunks of your stomach lining, which stops your stomach getting frazzled by the acid in your digestive system.

True fact.

Post by **LMan** » 30/08/2006 - 11:30

Post by **tas** » 30/08/2006 - 18:50

You know, today I have learned that the Tinternet is usefull for learning odd but wonderful things but right now (Looking at this thread) I somehow wish i'd have learned nothing!

Analog-X64 · Post by **Analog-X64** » 30/08/2006 - 21:28

Chris Abbott · Post by **Chris Abbott** » 30/08/2006 - 22:00

Normally I can dine out on trivia, but... perhaps not this time!

Vosla · Post by **Vosla** » 31/08/2006 - 20:02

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How come you're always such a fussy young man?
Don't want no Captain Crunch, don't want no Raisin Bran
Well, don't you know that other kids are starving in Japan
So eat it, just eat it (prrr)

Don't wanna argue, I don't wanna debate
Don't want to hear about what kind of food you hate ooh
You won't get no dessert 'till you clean off your plate
So eat it

Don't you tell me you're full
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
Get yourself an egg and beat it
Have some more chicken, have some more pie
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried
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So eat it, just eat it (prr)(burp)

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You haven't even touched your tuna casserole ooh
You better chow down or it's gonna get cold
So eat it

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Open up your mouth and feed it
Have some more yogurt, have some more spam
It doesn't matter if it's fresh or canned
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Don't you make me repeat it
Have a banana, have a whole bunch
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
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If it's gettin' cold, reheat it
Have a big dinner, have a light snack
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Get yourself an egg and beat it (oh lord)
Have some more chicken,(woohoo) have some more pie (woohoo)
It doesn't matter if it's boiled or fried
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it
Don't you make me repeat it (oh no)
Have a banana,(woohoo) have a whole bunch
It doesn't matter what you had for lunch
Just eat it, eat it, eat it, eat it

Weird Al Yankovic