I always think this about garlic, chilli, onion, etc. Feeling all tough, naturally designed to punish whatever’s just eaten it. Then humans be like, “OOOOO that’s yum. Add a bit more.”
We like plants that offer a challenge, apparently. We probably evolved to like these chemicals because we refused to be beaten and just ended up liking them.
plant: evolves chemical defense mechanism to stop it from being eaten
humans: ayo put that shit on my steak
animal: evolves to run away from predators as a defense mechanism
humans: ayo catch that it will go great with the evil plants
“animal: evolves to run away from predators as a defense mechanism”
humans: ayo, catch that shit and put it in circle with wood so they can’t leave, since, you know, they like to move. Also posts provide all their food and water and let them fuck to make more. Eat them with the evil plants.
If you search the web you’re bound to find what I’m about to broach over but humans are pretty much the real life orcs, if we think about it.
We tolerate serious injuries - even losing limbs - heal at a crazy speed and still remain functional, tolerate foods that other animals consider toxic and as predators we don’t get tired and because of that we evolved an entirely new form of predation called stalking strategy, where we can just give chase to prey until they just fall from exhaustion, as our walking is incredibly low on energy consumption and our complex brain allows us to learn patterns on how and where prey are and behave.
As a species we’re pretty scary.
Things like onions, garlic, chili and spices have anti microbial properties. This is why warmer countries tends to have spicier food, it protect from food poisoning.
Being loved by humans is the ultimate evolutionary advantage, so at the end of the day, task failed successfully.
Passing through the digestive tract of a mobile animal is a good way for plants to disperse seeds and reproduce. It makes sense that some plants would be naturally repulsive to some animals and attractive to others.
Also the plants and the animals evolved together. If you’re the only animal in the desert that can chomp on a cactus, you’re going to survive and pass on your genes.
We don’t know whether they evolved these chemicals to prevent being eaten by animals though. People have tested spicy (capsaicin based) foods with mice, and found that mice actually seemed to like or not really react to spicy foods. This means that capsaicin did not evolve to protect against rodents like initially thought.
In fact, we now know that capsaicin is a very powerful antifungal chemical. Chili peppers naturally grow in hot, humid environments where fungi thrive. There also aren’t many rodents in those areas. So the spiciness experienced by mammals like humans is just a side effect that didn’t really affect its evolution.
I love mint. Lots of bugs hate it, it makes aches less, tastes refreshing, and also mint ice cream. XD
I’ve never used or even seen this exact bar of soap until I just happened to buy it a couple days ago but haven’t used it yet. Weird to see it here today but now I’m not sure if this means it’s going to be good or bad on my balls…
You should definitely not test it by rubbing the bar of soap directly against them in such a way as to create a highly concentrated version of it directly on your balls.
A breath of fresh balls
Yes, do ball sucking significant others appreciate the mintyness? Inquiring minds want to know.
Fresh, clean balls are definitely more pleasant to suck. Haven’t tried it with peppermint. Wanna give me a taste?
