Our team here at Bored Panda has cherry-picked some of the most impactful images from all over the internet where completely inedible things look like food. That sandwich over there? Look closer—that’s a rock. That slice of bacon? A mouth-watering crystal. And, no, those aren’t olives next to that pizza… Scroll down to see some impressive examples of forbidden food.
Warning: you might start getting strangely hungry all of a sudden! Just… don’t end up nibbling on any rocks! Promise?
Bored Panda reached out to Glenn Geher, Ph.D., who shed some light on the food human beings are naturally attracted to from an evolutionary history perspective. Dr. Geher is a professor of Psychology at the State University of New York at New Paltz and a published author. You'll find our full interview with him as you read on.
Michael J. Cohen, an eco-psychologist, even argues that human beings have 53 senses. He classifies the senses into four categories.
The first group includes the radiation senses, such as sensing color and temperature.
The second category includes the feeling senses, from sensing gravity and air to wind pressure and motion.
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The third category, according to Cohen, includes chemical senses like hunger (for food, water, or air), as well as your relationship with pheromones.
The fourth and final category includes mental senses such as external and internal pain, mental or spiritual distress, a sense of self, as well as your relationships with other people, and even your psychic capacity.
Cohen argues that your senses are meant to help you survive in the natural world. However, in the modern world, your senses end up either over-sensitive or atrophied, leading to stress and anxiety.
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So, dear Pandas, we’ve got to know: have you ever tried to eat something that was clearly inedible even though it looked like it was food?
Have you ever accidentally tasted forbidden food? How quickly did you realize your mistake? Which of the things we’ve featured in this list would genuinely have tricked you into having a bite?
Let us know in the comments! And remember: don’t eat rocks!
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