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Topic: Age of stupid

I recently bought a cactus.
It had a sticker on it saying "not for consumption"
wtf!?

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There's a common myth that people in deserts can open a cactus to collect its water.  So it's not completely ridiculous a statement.

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MYTH? And you lived in NV?

1.  Some cacti have spready pads that are edible if you carefully remove the needles, and many have edible fruits.

2.  If you have to, you can remove the top of a barrel cactus and with leather gloves take out the pulp.  The pulp has needles in it.  Don't eat the pulp, but you can squeeze a lot of water out of it.  Only do it before you're about to die, because you're probably on protected land and molesting cacti is a felony.

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I bought a cup of fresh brewed coffee. It came with a warning that said contents may be hot.

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MYTH? And you lived in NV?

1.  Some cacti have spready pads that are edible if you carefully remove the needles, and many have edible fruits.

2.  If you have to, you can remove the top of a barrel cactus and with leather gloves take out the pulp.  The pulp has needles in it.  Don't eat the pulp, but you can squeeze a lot of water out of it.  Only do it before you're about to die, because you're probably on protected land and molesting cacti is a felony.


I stipulated myth because I didn't want to hold myself as an authority on the issue because I've never actually decided to drink out of a cactus, and wouldn't want to vouch for its health issues (particularly since the first thing I found on google said there were a few negative consequences from drinking cactus water).  But hey, if you want to be the authority on cactus nutrition, enjoy!

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Some people say "retirement planning" and mean getting a pile of tax-free money.

I got my suspenders and bow ties and am storing up useless desert facts.

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Some Cacti are edible.  You can buy it in the store fresh or preserved in a jar.  I tried it once, Not a fan myself but I also hate all vegetables and pretty much anything that is healthy.

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Re: Age of stupid

I aint no that age of no stupid X(

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Some people even get high from eating certain cacti. Maybe you got such a one.

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Re: Age of stupid

many cacti are edible: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nopal

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