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The Matrix Everythings the body needs

175K views · Jan 24, 2013 · 1:03 · 0 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2013–2018

A one-minute clip from The Matrix in which the crew eat a bland nutrient slurry for breakfast and Mouse muses about Tasty Wheat.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters use it as a joke in threads about Soylent and meal replacements, comparing the slurry to the Matrix scene.

What Hacker News said 3

JokehammockFeb 2013

“It looks remarkably like the "bowl of snot" that Neo and his buddies eat in the Matrix.”

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It looks remarkably like the "bowl of snot" that Neo and his buddies eat in the Matrix. "It's a single-celled protein combined with synthetic aminos, vitamins, and minerals. Everything the body needs." this video

JokedeletesAug 2013

“Nobody noticed this but Soylent actually made its debut in the matrix.”

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Nobody noticed this but Soylent actually made its debut in the matrix. this video Truly the food of the future. (controlled by machines.)

in “Interview with Rob Rhinehart about Soylent” · view on HN
JokejoeweeAug 2018

“maybe they couldn’t figure out what chicken taste like, which is why chicken taste like everything.”

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This reminds me of the scene from the Matrix when they question whether the AI knows how to replicate the taste of human food “maybe they couldn’t figure out what chicken taste like, which is why chicken taste like everything.” this video

in “This AI is bad at drawing but will try anyways” · view on HN