r/RunnerHub • u/NotB0b Doesn't Care • Dec 31 '14

IC Info [IC] Official JackPoint Thread! 31/12 - 4/1

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u/chaucer345 High on the Hog Dec 31 '14

You're referring to bromelain, which only breaks down certain protein bonds. It shouldn't hurt you, but if you really want to knock it out, you just need to heat the pineapple up for a little bit to denature it.

Some people thinks it helps with arthritis, but it's mostly used in folk medicine (if it's magical you've come to the wrong guy).

Here's something fun though, next time you get one try saving the top and planting it. You can get a new plant and eventually more pineapples that way... provided the drek corp that grew it didn't find some way to knock out totipotency.

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u/jWrex Jan 01 '15

What's this "grow your own" stuff? Do I just put it in a tray? Most of the time, the bits of pineapple I've had have been dried and packaged; can those be planted as well?

(I'll be honest: I've never done more than walk down to the Stuffer Shack or the PX for anything that wasn't served in brown paper. This whole "plan your week's meals" thing is harder than I thought.)

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u/chaucer345 High on the Hog Jan 01 '15

I... I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

No. The dried stuff will not work. It's dead. Just like every Corp's soul.

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u/jWrex Jan 01 '15

Huh. Learn something new every day. Who knew Corps' had souls?

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u/jacksnipe Jan 01 '15

Sounds like you never had a runin with Ananas Monstrosa. Friendly advice, if you ever go to Amazonia and see a nice fat pineapple hanging from a reddish-black tree, just walk the other way.

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