I’ve got some bad news concerning what happened to the potato to get it to become vodka. Hint: it wasn’t pretty
mantra that keeps me going through grad school
Submitted 11 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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mriormro@lemmy.world 11 months ago
otter@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 months ago
🥲🥲🥲
agent_flounder@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I salute you, vodka spuds. o7
unreachable@lemmy.world 11 months ago
with the right amount of (chemical) positivity
TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 11 months ago
and sitting in a cold dark environment while microbes consume you
WingedThing@lemmy.one 11 months ago
Vodka may be one of the worst things for a potato to become. Fries? Mashed with gravy? Poutine? Chips/crisps? Come on.
oce@jlai.lu 11 months ago
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lobut@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
So many other things can become alcohol. Not sure if they’re saying a boring potato can be more because potatoes are amazing. They can be chips, fries, mashed, jacket, Mr, dauphinoise/scalloped/gratin, boiled! It’s so versatile!
CrowAirbrush@lemm.ee 11 months ago
I thought the same thing, turns out all i can do is become burnt out.
squiblet@kbin.social 11 months ago
Mashed potatoes > toxic solvents imo.
ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Corn can be vodka as well
variants@possumpat.io 11 months ago
if a potato can become vodka then I can distill my own alcohol, unless of course the government finds out
bane_killgrind@kbin.social 11 months ago
You can also be a doctor! Unless of course the government finds out
qooqie@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I had the absolute displeasure of taking some classes with med students at a well known university in the US. I’ve got to say medical education in the states is completely fucked, if you have a propensity towards depression or suicidal thoughts medical school will push you further into it. Medical training for docs needs to be completely redone in the states and the fact that the abusive cycle continues because that’s what they did when they were high on coke is giga awful. I knew of 3 people who killed themselves at my schools med school 1 of which was my friend. I can not warn you enough to consider anything else
fossilesque@mander.xyz 11 months ago
it’s not just med school… or in the us…
agent_flounder@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It doesn’t help that the whole curriculum was designed by a coke snorting hyper-workaholic.
The whole idea of 12 hour shifts for any critical function, let alone medical personnel, of all people, is batshit insane. The idea of people working off of no sleep and total exhaustion where the slightest mistake kills someone…?? And what “work-life balance?” Seems like medical folks aren’t allowed to have that.
Coasting0942@reddthat.com 11 months ago
Also we have a shortage because congress can’t get its ass off the coke and increase the med school pipeline which diameter is set by law
dingus@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Years ago I was trying to get into med school. But I didn’t think I could so I stopped trying at the end and pursued a different route. One of the reasons I didn’t go was I was afraid I would kill myself if I went. In the back of my mind I’ve always been a bit disappointed with myself that I didn’t try hard enough to get in, but this sort of cements my reasoning for not going.
I’m sorry to hear about your friend.