National Geographic has put out this pretty surprising infographic on the dwindling of the variety of foods and seeds in the US.

Here’s what they had to say:

“As we’ve come to depend on a handful of commercial varieties of fruits and vegetables, thousands of heirloom varieties have disappeared. It’s hard to know exactly how many have been lost over the past century, but a study conducted in 1983 by the Rural Advancement Foundation International gave a clue to the scope of the problem. It compared USDA listings of seed varieties sold by commercial U.S. seed houses in 1903 with those in the U.S. National Seed Storage Laboratory in 1983. The survey, which included 66 crops, found that about 93 percent of the varieties had gone extinct. More up-to-date studies are needed.”

What do you think?

Brazilian ad agency Y&R has come up with a gag product: junk food patches. Similar to the patch you’d wear to wean yourself off cigarettes, this would emit a scent and help you break the habit of stuffing your face with crap. Here’s what they had to say about it:

“The idea was to propose a gag so people could control their eating vices through a pack of patches that release the scent of the main diet-wrecking foods.”

Check it out for yourself:

There has been evidence in the past to suggest that fast food is as addictive as heroine(!), so, the question is, how long before something like this becomes a reality?

What do you think?

This undercover video footage reveals some shocking animal cruelty and conditions at a pig breeding facility (Wyoming Premium Farms) owned by a supplier for Tyson Foods. I have to warn you, this is really difficult to watch.

I think most of us know there are a lot of bad things involved with factory farming on that scale, but the level of maliciousness and intentional cruelty in that video is just astounding. How can people be so evil?

What are your thoughts about this?

If you’re depressed about the end of El Bulli (or at least depressed about the thought of never having experienced it), you can take solace in the fact that now there is a site that claims to help you become your own molecular gastronomist.

MOLÉCULE-R Flavors Inc is a Montreal-based company that aims to “make a wide range of products and applications taken from molecular gastronomy
accessible to amateur and professional cooks.”

Here is a promotional video from MOLÉCULE-R Flavors:

In the coming days I’m going to try to contact the company, either for an interview or to try their products. Stay tuned.

Taking a cue from anti-tobacco ads and legislation, an anti-soda ad from New York City shows a man eating packets of sugar. It’s an effective way to show the sugar content of these soft drinks, so much so, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is picking it up for national distribution.

Check out NYC’s anti-soda ad:

What do you think?

Don’t really know what to say. This is a real thing. Somewhere in Russia (Sweet Mother Russia!), you can buy this.

I don’t know why I’m surprised, when you have a badass anthem like the ruskies, why wouldn’t you have canned snickers (in tomato sauce)?

Pic originally seen on Reddit.

What do you think of this? The sauce really throws me off, but I’d love to see what it looks like. Then again, if it’s anything like the canned cheeseburger, I’m out.

More than ever, I’m convinced that Japan is the best place on earth. Where else can you pay (258 yen or roughly $3) for the “pleasure” of assembling a mini burger combo out of pastes and powders?

We’ve written about the Happy Kitchen Candy Hamburgers before, but here’s a video of them being assembled.

What amazes me here is the sheer patience involved. There’s no way I would be capable of completing this:

The burger and fries are completely edible by the way, and according to the person assembling it, they:

• Contain no artificial colours or preservatives
• Use pork and chicken ingredients
• Are 96 calories
• Taste like real hamburger, bread, cheese, ketchup, french fries and cola

Apparently, it was delicious. What do you think?

The only think I like more than the arches in the building depicted below is the copywriting (who wouldn’t want “delightful root beer”?).

Check out McDonald’s original prices:

Thoughts?

Ever thought, “the Matrix was cool, but I would love to have seen it done with peanuts”?

I have good news for you.

Here is the famous lobby scene from The Matrix, reshot with peanuts (you may make you’re own Keanu acting joke):

Check out Twaggies to find out more about the nuts behind this.

What do you think?

Here’s the latest ad from Sauza Tequilla. Aside from offering a great recipe for margaritas, it also features a shirtless fireman and a kitten.

The new Sauza Tequila Ad:

What do you think? (What I expect my wife’s reaction to be: “Shut up and take my money!”)