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The Ouroboros Pie Will Eat Itself If You Don't Eat It FirstThe Ouroboros, a symbol from ancient Egypt and Greece (and The Neverending Story, where I first encountered it), expresses the unity of universe, which is in a constant cycle of creation and destruction. As we recover from our feasts on this Thanksgiving Day, we are participating in the consumption end of the story. Eventually, it will be our turn to be not the head of the snake, but the tail, as we consume ourselves and are consumed by the universe that we have just swallowed. When we eat, we fatten ourselves for consumption. What better way could there be to participate in this cycle than Danielle Baskin’s clever pumpkin pie?#Ouroboros #pumpkinpie #Thanksgiving #DanielleBaskin
The Science of Overeating, and How to Do ItThanksgiving is all about eating, isn't it? Sure, there's football, and a parade somewhere, but the main idea is to celebrate a successful harvest by gathering for a huge traditional feast. What's your strategy for overeating? Believe it or not, science has some advice for you. And it's not a simple "don't." If you want to eat an awful lot, you'll need to prepare ahead of time, choose which foods to concentrate on, pace yourself, and aid the digestive process so that you can tackle leftovers before bed. Popular Science gives us the rundown on how the foods you choose to eat affect how full you feel. You'll want to avoid that so you can eat more. Don't worry about how much your stomach can hold, as it is surprisingly flexible. It's more important to know what will trigger your brain into deciding you're no longer hungry, or even worse, that's you're full.. Of course, all this is in pursuit of a goal that doesn't make much sense. You can eat leftovers tomorrow or the next day, and you might be happier in the long run prioritizing the pleasure of eating over the volume. Overeating is not exactly a good idea, but if you're determined to push yourself to performative gluttony, once a year is probably enough. -via Boing Boing ​(Image credit: Paulo O)#Thanksgiving #overeating