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80088008135 t1_jeepvh4 wrote

Why does it feel like this comparison was made by someone writing recipes?

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Keyspam102 t1_jefyjeb wrote

It’s a bit like the ‘what size is your baby’ at every week you are pregnant, I think I had an entire cornucopia inside me, a small bean to a medium eggplant to a cabbage…

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thelastmarblerye t1_jefvy24 wrote

Yeah someone is trying to figure out how to create human life using alchemy again.

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Chabubu t1_jefwdtd wrote

So are they better as bababy bread?

Or mashed babyatoes?

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AlternativeBasket t1_jegs8gu wrote

I was wondering if that meant you needed to poke them with a fork before roasting them.

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ChrisGeritol t1_jeel654 wrote

Just FYI, I've already applied for a patent to drain the water prior to birth and rehydrate immediately after birth. I have named my process "jayjaysaver". I'm gonna be rich!

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herrsharky1 t1_jeelytt wrote

Sigh.. thinking inside the box again are we?

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MrPanchole t1_jef5bg7 wrote

"Where's the fetus going to gestate? You going to keep it in a box?"

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PullUpAPew t1_jeh2rpk wrote

"He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy."

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Ragnarotico t1_jeex46d wrote

The human body is generally 60% water in case someone thinks this is like an "OMG" factoid.

TLDR: humans are largely water. This is why we drink water and live on a planet with an abundance of it.

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zx109 t1_jef9itq wrote

I thought we lived here because thats where the aliens dropped us off

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welcometothespaceoly t1_jefelpw wrote

We dropped you off on mars, not sure how you got here

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killroystyx t1_jefsfmr wrote

Like that story about the Hebrews of old being descendents of time travelers from Mars who were stranded here when they jumped forward in time to escape the destruction of Mars in a civil war over the existence of magic. At least thats where some of the the people of Atlantis were from before they destabilized it and sank it into the sea(not their fault, poor planning sounds like). And thats where architects of the pyramids were from. ALL the pyramids.

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rdyoung t1_jefwvwf wrote

I thought the pyramids were landing pads for space ships.

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ithinarine t1_jefep0k wrote

Honestly more believable than a dude in the sky creating us out of nothing.

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SnuffleShuffle t1_jefh3s1 wrote

Every living creature is largely water, because cells generally contain water.

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starmartyr t1_jefoy8f wrote

Your TLDR is longer than the one sentence preceding it. I'm not sure you understand what TLDR is for.

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dauntless26 t1_jefxnds wrote

TLDR the vast amount of research on this topic. Poster was giving a synopsis of the findings.

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FilteringOutSubs t1_jegvrj5 wrote

> I'm not sure you understand what TLDR is for.

Sarcasm, snark, and sometimes a summary

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dandroid126 t1_jefz1u4 wrote

How does that compare to fruits and vegetables, though?

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Kolada t1_jeg3t2y wrote

I mean having another 15 points of water in you is pretty OMG in my opinion

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Hydroblitz3307 t1_jegjen1 wrote

I like how you say “live on a planet” like its our choice

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Glorx t1_jegu3sm wrote

Hey you can leave at any time. All you have to do is overcome earths gravity.

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bukidog t1_jeeey4e wrote

This surprises me, I would have thought bananas had the higher water content

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GhettoChemist t1_jeejom2 wrote

They taste way better than potatoes though

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Drafo7 t1_jef2onm wrote

You mean the bananas right?

You mean the bananas... right?

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TLDReddit73 t1_jeey06b wrote

Be sure not to microwave them though, they can explode and cause a mess.

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Koetotine t1_jefb4iq wrote

You can totally use a microwave, just poke some holes in them first, like with sausages.

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lucidrage t1_jefno4a wrote

>they can explode and cause a mess.

or turn into jelly like that scientist from SERN

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Nazamroth t1_jef43rs wrote

How does this relate to cooking time, compared to bananas and potatoes?

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TheGreyBull t1_jeemi58 wrote

So potatoes > babies > bananas. Got it.

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IW97HangNbanG t1_jeeng7q wrote

I believe an adult human is roughly 60-70% too

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bobeaqoq t1_jef9icx wrote

"Water is the source of all life. Seven tenths of this Earth's surface is water. Why do you realize that 70% of you is water?" - General Jack D. Ripper

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A40 t1_jeejsx9 wrote

And without any squeezing at all it comes out of, like, everywhere.

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gemstonegene t1_jef1gml wrote

Is that less or more water than an adult?

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kore_nametooshort t1_jef9ref wrote

More water. They're wetter so they can survive the first few days. Often newborns are pretty shit at feeding and it's normal to lose up to 10% of their body weight while they get the hang of it.

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Chefkush1 t1_jeerci1 wrote

Still need to squeeze 3 babies to get a full glass of juice.

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FleXXger t1_jeeue2k wrote

But more delucious than bananas or potatoes.

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Imbiberr OP t1_jeeymkn wrote

You just Booked a ticket to hell😈

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rshorning t1_jef9d7w wrote

So that is what happens to politicians kissing babies?

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Hamster_Thumper t1_jeg9sdz wrote

They're secretly giving the babies a taste test with their thin lizard tongues

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mth2nd t1_jefkr28 wrote

I hope we didn’t learn this from the Japanese during ww2

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cholotariat t1_jeenu9l wrote

Melons like watermelon and cantaloupe are more than 90% water and require a ridiculous amount of water to grow.

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Spiron123 t1_jefxnnw wrote

Banana for.... Hydration.

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AUkion1000 t1_jeh276l wrote

Good to know.
( Prepping cooking oil for the bbq )

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cayshek t1_jeefpip wrote

Wow, didn’t know this!

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zhangxuedong t1_jeejljl wrote

Raw beef is about 75 percent water too.

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Yudmts t1_jeekqe3 wrote

This is the type of content I'm here for

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ktElwood t1_jeetu3a wrote

Ugly bag of mostly waaataaaa.

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Gringe8 t1_jef3yw1 wrote

Adult humans are 60% water

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SeiCalros t1_jef4sbl wrote

huh

i thought that number was higher but apparently humans are only 55-60% water

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CannaWhoopazz t1_jef89pb wrote

This is a fun fact! This is what I'm here for.

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IAmJohnny5ive t1_jef9b8l wrote

So I can use the baked potato setting on the microwave?

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Vegan_Harvest t1_jefglmh wrote

Well if you've ever touched a newborn that seems right, so damp it's a wonder they don't grow mold.

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user10205 t1_jefh6cf wrote

Is this one of those Unit 731 discoveries?

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saraphilipp t1_jefhfjt wrote

Gonna need a banana for scale.

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TheTendieBandit t1_jefinri wrote

We're nothing but bags of water connected by carbon

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spikes2020 t1_jefp9do wrote

So when I say your babylooks like a potato I mean he is not dehydrated.

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Alifad t1_jefq7y4 wrote

It's funny, I was watching a panel show called QI and this very thing came up!

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DadsRGR8 t1_jefqnzk wrote

And oddly, both are tastier than newborn babies! Science!

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BuccaneerRex t1_jefqzga wrote

They do not dehydrate and reconstitute anywhere near as easily as potatoes do.

Unless I bought the wrong kind of baby powder...

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Sonyguyus t1_jeft3au wrote

And all three can be made into bread.

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ronflair t1_jeftbrp wrote

Interesting. How does that translate to settings on a microwave oven?

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Pfacejones t1_jeftv56 wrote

What percent water makes something drinkable? Milk is 87%

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Double_Distribution8 t1_jefz6ar wrote

One of the first things they taught us in Webelos is that if you're lost in the desert and you run out of water, babies have more liquid in them than snakes or prickly pear cacti.

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stevedorries t1_jefzh9q wrote

So you’re saying a baby is a slightly dried out potato, or a very moist banana?

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BVas89 t1_jefzrm2 wrote

This puts a new spin on A Modest Proposal, doesn’t it?

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idanthology t1_jeg1wh9 wrote

Apparently humans share nearly 1/2 of our genetic sequence w/ bananas, but only 1/3 w/ potatoes.

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SageFrancisSFR t1_jeg1xje wrote

That’s why you should never give babies water to drink. It’s deadly. They burst like a water balloon.

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thedvorakian t1_jeg26bt wrote

I'd hate to be the doctor that had to distill babies to generate that number

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sharksnut t1_jeg5mns wrote

That's why they crackle when dropped in a deep fryer

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iPod3G t1_jegcd5u wrote

But which one is closer if you juice them like an orange?

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DaShortRound t1_jegdcfz wrote

So a baby is closer to a potato than a banana? I learned something today.

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tintedsemiconductor t1_jegfddm wrote

Why does it seem like someone who writes recipes is responsible for making this comparison?

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Tuobsessed t1_jeggcia wrote

That why we call them little bags of water in the medical field.

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BarnyardCoral t1_jeghef0 wrote

Technically, we're all mostly empty space too, so

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oep4 t1_jegj6g4 wrote

I can tie a sack of water around a steel rod at the same ratio and make this observation.

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rellsell t1_jeglfsm wrote

So, cook time is longer than a banana but not as long as a potato?

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santtu_ t1_jeglj3d wrote

What are you implying?

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gorbok t1_jeglw2e wrote

I’m really more of a “baby is 25% empty” kind of guy.

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No-Sock7425 t1_jegmdi6 wrote

This needs to be in r/d&d under field rations: additional information

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Red_Sox_5 t1_jegpmz6 wrote

More shitting than bananas, though.

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CaptainCooksLeftEye t1_jegpou1 wrote

Is this where we start to use babies as units of measurements instead of bananas? Maybe a truce between metric and imperial? Is this history in the making?

Maybe the Irish will chirp in here?

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lbiggy t1_jegrf3l wrote

takes pic of newborn with banana for sc- water table

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reenign3 t1_jegt65t wrote

I’m sorry but there is no way a potato is 75%+ water

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invent_or_die t1_jegzpk4 wrote

Ah, that's why Dad called me a Sack of Potatoes

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berreth t1_jeh1ebk wrote

Is it canabilism to drink a baby

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knotintime t1_jeh2vn7 wrote

During med school when discussing medication dosage we were told to think of them as little bags of water

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terminalxposure t1_jeh4z4v wrote

Would hate to know how this was concluded. Looking back at how we know humans are 70% water…

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