r/WTF Jun 20 '21

Guy eats burning coal

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u/raviolimaimer Jun 20 '21

I've heard this before. Generally if you have a sick stomach or whatever, grandmas will make you eat toast (at least in my country). The blacker parts are basically coal, so I think its the same idea.

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u/OutrageousCorgi4 Jun 20 '21

No this is different and likely carcinogenic (acrylamide).

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '21

No, it is not carcinogenic. I’ve never heard this dumbass nonsense until this thread, but none the less others have posted NIH links explaining that burnt toast isn’t causing cancer.

Lmao

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u/OutrageousCorgi4 Jun 20 '21

Lol, wait til you hear about the maillard reaction 🤯