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[–] TheLowestStone@lemmy.world 30 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm more interested in the mouthfeel.

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 23 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Asking the real questions,

Is that just a thick ass phospholipid bi-layer?

What’s going on here and can I eat that thing?

What does cytoplasm taste like?

[–] wolframhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

My hypothesis would be that, in order to keep that membrane taut, the internal salinity would have to be fairly close to the exterior salinity, otherwise it would shrink due to hypertonicity. That cytoplasm will probably just taste like slimy seawater

[–] Kalothar@lemmy.ca 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)
[–] BlueMagma@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 days ago

They are actually called "Sea Men"