Comments by "Wobbles And Bean" (@WobblesandBean) on "Business Insider" channel.

  1. Am I the only one who feels bad for the sponges? I mean, this can't be sustainable.
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  2. ​ @hansmemling2311  Yeah no, it's ridiculous and pointless to gatekeep something. Keeping the tradition alive is more important than your elitism at wanting to feel "special" for being one of the only ones who know how to make it.
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  3. ​ @ferretyluv  Because CA is uniquely suited to grow them. This is Vietnam, where it's humid af, which citrus trees don't like.
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  4.  @ВікторКузнєцов-с9м  You can't argue with people like him. He's impervious to logic or basic rational thought.
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  5. Yeah, that really made me mad. Destroying the earth just for a fruit you can't eat? Not worth it!
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  6.  @xt0wrath  Uhhh....what else COULD he be referring to, if not Russia's assault on them?
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  7. So let me get this straight. Every few years, these farmers must destroy even more natural forest to move these trees, because they pump so many chemicals into the soil to grow them that it renders the earth incompatible with life. All for a fruit you can't even eat. This is dumb.
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  8. ​ @KissyKaede  Not just that, growing pomelo is also way less demanding and better for the environment.
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  9. It's hilarious to see so many Russian and Middle Eastern commenters calling this "propaganda". You can't argue with that level of willful ignorance, these people are immune to common sense and objective reality.
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  10. Dude it's just pasta.
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  11. I weep for their lungs. My dad is dying, he's in end stage COPD and I fear these artisans will meet the same fate 😞
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  12. Why not just mist the pasta to keep it from drying out...?
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  13. 2:00 I don't know what kind of rancid condensed milk this guy's had, but no, it doesn't taste anything like that. Makes good skin cream, though.
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  14. Who tf cares about its "cultural and religious significance"? That's just elitist nonsense that caused it to nearly go extinct in the first place.
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  15. They have to replant them because the fertilizer and pesticide they use kills the soil. They have to move operations every year and destroy even more of the dwindling natural forest.
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  16. Hi, I'm a zoologist with avian veterinary training, and a duck/goose lover. I'm uniquely qualified to say this: there is no such thing as "ethical" foie gras. The reason for this is, foie gras is made of diseased livers. The goal is to bring the bird as close to death as possible before slaughter. The engorged fatty livers make life very painful for them. Also, they are not "hypnotized" by the bright light. He is merely triggering a predatory fear response. They are motionless because they are trying to be still until the perceived threat passes, but they are far from calm or relaxed. HOWEVER, as far as foie gras goes, this guy's methods are...not humane per se, but minimizes suffering as much as possible. If people are determined to have foie gras, I hope they support Eduardo, instead of traditional foie gras farmers. Frankly, the old method should be outlawed outright.
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  17. It takes 10 for it to fruit.
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  18. Probably some dumb spiritual belief that it taints the fruit, or some junk.
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  19. It's really not that simple, though. It's not really $1, it's tens, even hundreds of thousands of dollars to get back up to code, and you must live there year round, in a crumbling small town with no infrastructure and very few people. Doesn't sound like a good time to me.
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