The Register puts Soylent to the test
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The Register puts Soylent to the test
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Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#2Wait.
Wait wait wait.
Is there a chance, however fleeting, that a chunk of the Register's staff could come down with food poisoning, or be hospitalized for malnutrition?
Maybe 2013 isn't so bad after all.
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#3I can't find anywhere what it's actually made of (not on the campaign page either). And none of the people listed in the company has any training regarding food or medicine. #slightlyworried
Other than that, could be awesome. You could just have a cup with you all day and drink some whenever you feel hungry.
Question then remains, why isn't it green?
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#4I still don't buy into this being a real product. Everything about it is far too generic and uniformed. "It comes in a large unmarked baggy". Really? No. This can't be true.
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#5I can't find anywhere what it's actually made of (not on the campaign page either). And none of the people listed in the company has any training regarding food or medicine. #slightlyworried Other than that, could be awesome. You could just have a cup with you all day and drink some whenever you feel hungry. Question then remains, why isn't it green?
The ingredients list is over here: http://robrhinehart.com/?p=424 It's been modified repeatedly since then, but that's what it started as anyway.
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#6I can't find anywhere what it's actually made of (not on the campaign page either). And none of the people listed in the company has any training regarding food or medicine. #slightlyworried Other than that, could be awesome. You could just have a cup with you all day and drink some whenever you feel hungry. Question then remains, why isn't it green?
Here's a list of what soylent is composed of http://robrhinehart.com/?p=424
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#7Regardless of what anyone can think about the actual product, I find it remarkable how the author managed to get such resonance in the media.
It might be the name, it might be that the subject matter generates strong opinions in people, but in terms of generating buzz and getting attention it has been quite a success.
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#8I can't find anywhere what it's actually made of (not on the campaign page either). And none of the people listed in the company has any training regarding food or medicine. #slightlyworried Other than that, could be awesome. You could just have a cup with you all day and drink some whenever you feel hungry. Question then remains, why isn't it green?
Because it's, pretty clearly, Soylent Yellow? That's like asking why Coke isn't Sprite.
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#9I can't find anywhere what it's actually made of (not on the campaign page either). And none of the people listed in the company has any training regarding food or medicine. #slightlyworried Other than that, could be awesome. You could just have a cup with you all day and drink some whenever you feel hungry. Question then remains, why isn't it green?
They do list the ingredients, but not the sources of those ingredients.
There are existing alternatives if you want to try liquid feeds but want rigorously tested QAd product from existing reputable manufacturers.
Or Soylent, but be aware that it's fun self-experimentation.
Here's one of my (grumpy) posts listing alternatives (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5876219)
Re: The Register puts Soylent to the test
#10I still don't buy into this being a real product. Everything about it is far too generic and uniformed. "It comes in a large unmarked baggy". Really? No. This can't be true.
They have branded stainless steel mixing / drinking cups on their pages, and they're working on branding.