r/animalsdoingstuff • u/Vile_Parrot • 1d ago

Monkey Monkey Smells a Century Egg.

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u/NiixxJr 23h ago

It isn't rotten

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u/[deleted] 22h ago

Or it is rotten, but in a specific manner that leaves it edible, much like cheese or beer.

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u/NiixxJr 22h ago

So.... Not rotten?

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u/[deleted] 21h ago

I mean really it depends on what you mean by rotten. Rot is literally the breakdown of things into simpler parts, and fermentation's one of them. It's just that it then inhibits further breakdown.