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Hey all, Is it particularly unhealthy to snack on powdered drink mix? The kind that’s just garbage chemicals and artificial flavors. I drink TONS of water every day because I take a lot of medication so I have always drank a lot of water. I pee like 10x a day and it’s very clear so I know I’m getting plenty. That being divulged, we have this powdered drink mix and I like touching the pouch opening to my tongue and sucking on the powder a little bit at a time. It’s tasty and no calories to speak of. I know it’s junk but it keeps me from snacking on junk food. I just wonder if it’s particularly unhealthy to do.

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[–] Apepollo11 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

It was too good a line not to use here!

The whole Slurm factory episode has to be one of the finest pieces of comedy writing in history.

[–] AndrewZabar 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (2 children)

I don’t know what episode of what show you’re referring to, but Soylent Green is a film from 1973, wherein it turns out it’s made from people. Whatever comedy thing you’re referencing must have been riffing off that.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (1 children)

Futurama, in which Leela is a character, so both users were on the same page before your comment

No contention, just saying

[–] AndrewZabar 2 points 12 hours ago
[–] Apepollo11 4 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

It's Futurama, from the episode "Fry and the Slurm Factory", which itself is a huge riff on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Futurama riffs and nods to old Sci-Fi all the time, and this was just a nice throwaway for those of us old enough to know the source material.

Here's the exchange in full:

What if the secret ingredient is people? No, there's already a soda like that - Soylent Cola. Oh how is it? It varies from person to person.

[–] Alexstarfire 5 points 12 hours ago

It's references all the way down.