Just recently came across some very cool information. fungus can clean oil spills and eat plastic fungus that feasts on radiation inhibits cancer boosts immune system they can change the weather Life, uh, finds a way. also just look at this thing. Amazonian mushroom discovered that eats previously thought to be none-degradable plastic: http://gizmodo.com/5880768/amazonian-mushroom-eats-indestructible-plastics http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679201/fungi-discovered-in-the-amazon-will-eat-your-plastic http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-02/rainforest-fungus-eats-plastic-potentially-solving-landfill-problems Petroleum-eating oyster mushrooms are to be used to clean oil spills and land made toxic from factory waste: http://www.fastcoexist.com/1679569/petroleum-eating-mushrooms-to-decontaminate-our-most-polluted-sites http://www.nouvelles.umontreal.ca/udem-news/news/20111130-petroleum-eating-mushrooms.html http://realitysandwich.com/88714/intelligence_mushrooms_environmental_restoration/ Radiation-loving fungi found in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant growing on concrete where the radiation is strongest by using the radiation as their primary food source Another type of radiation-loving fungi that was found growing in the soil near and around the reactor actually absorbs radioactive heavy elements such as Cesium 137 from the soil, cleaning it in the process http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/science/radiation-loving-fungi-can-remove-toxic-waste-62299.html http://www.permaculture.co.uk/articles/how-mushrooms-can-clean-radioactive-contamination-8-step-plan http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/radiation-helps-fungi-grow/ Tests in mice reveal that eating black mushrooms high in melanin protects you from radiation sickness and death with a 90% success rate: http://schaechter.asmblog.org/schaechter/2013/11/radiation-ahead-eat-a-black-mushroom.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23113595 Reishi mushroom enhances immune response, alleviates chemotherapy side effects such as nausea and kidney damage, protects cellular DNA by raising antioxidant capacity and inhibits different types of cancer http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23823923 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23468988 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23118901 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22541088 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21944902 Chaga mushroom has been studied as a potential anti-cancer agent. Chaga contains betulin, a precursor to betulinic acid, which has been shown to inhibit the cancer-promoting enzyme topoisomerase. Betulinic acid has been found to be active against skin, brain, ovarian and head and neck cancers by promoting apoptosis, or the natural progression of programmed cell death. Cancer cells do not go through this natural life cycle and become immortalized and do not die http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20607061 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19041933 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18387711 Agaricus blazei Murrill is an edible Brazilian mushroom with a low calorie content and high nutrient density, it activates the body's natural defense by stimulating the immune system, it's anti-inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-fungal and anti-tumor. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19885951 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21709013 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22637937 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23424205 Lion's mane mushrooms are increasingly studied for their neuroprotective effects, they are known as the mushroom that makes you smarter by regenerating neurons in the brain and removing plaque, some studies suggest the mushroom can be effective in warding off alzheimer's http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-stamets/mushroom-memory_b_1725583.html http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20834180 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18758067 Mushrooms control the weather to spread spores http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/10473002/Mushrooms-can-change-the-weather-scientists-reveal.html Recently discovered mushroom appears to reverse antibiotic resistance in dangerous bacteria http://online.wsj.com/articles/new-weapon-in-fight-against-superbugs-1404175658?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_health Think I'm going to saute up some mushrooms and go for chicken marsala tonight.
Yeah, there's a lot of interesting and a lot of scary info about mushrooms and fungi out there. Apparently it's the only thing on Earth that has a triple DNA helix and so it's theorized that it could be alien.
Scary shit. There's a good creepypasta about this if anyone cares. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuKjBIBBAL8
I've been making medicinal mushrooms extract for years. Here's the recipe for any one who is interested in making their own. My version includes about 6 different strains of mushrooms and we consume it everyday, along with other stuff. I use higher proof likker menstruum as well. http://www.mushroom-appreciation.com/ganoderma-extract.html
Do you gather or grow your own? I don't know why but I just assumed it wasn't store bought. Farmer market? Note to mods: If anybody says something retarded please delete their post and not the thread.
Just report people who want to bring up things that aren't allowed on GC so we can handle them as they occur... I'm more than happy to let the thread be, as long as it doesn't get out of control...I'm all for a good exchange of information...
Man, a 60's Kaiju film? That's pretty obscure even for me. Just read the synopsis, Might have to check this one out.
Matango is a Toho classic. I collect and horde vinyl kaiju, as well. Back when the pop culture stuff coming out of Japan was actually imaginative and cool.
Yes, mushrooms are awesome. Isn't it amazing how much we are still learning about the other inhabitants of Earth? Super interesting stuff
Yeah, man. That's pretty high level. Are you into Sentai too, they seem to go hand in hand? I'm more familiar with Toei than Toho.
I was more into Sentai as a kid. When they began repackaging it for Western kids (Power Rangers, blarghh) my interest was nearly void. Nothing, nothing can replace that swinging' vibe of 70s Tokosatsu. Was great being a kid then. I'm much more into the monster side of things than the heroes, though. Look here, some of my lovelies:
The monsters are definitely better than the heroes. Very nice. I'm big on mech myself, my collection is still pretty small, mostly models. I have some scales too but mostly anime. I don't like Sentai too much but I came across a comedy deconstruction called Akibaranger which was really good. Hell, one episode the heroes even fight the American power rangers as fakes. Even if you're not into sentai now you should be able to appreciate this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juRZY3g8gi0 Super robo is a pretty fun genre too. I adore Gunbuster. Also unrelated but if you're into sci-fi or space opera Legend of Galactic Heroes is one of the best things to ever come out of Japan and is one of the best political epics of any medium. Did you like the new Godzilla? I haven't seen it yet. Welp, I derailed my own potentially educational thread pretty quick. Hobbies are dangerous.
Amusing stuff, ha. Nah, I'm not a huge fan of the recent Godzilla. The film was ok, just didn't leave any real impression on me. I'm not a big anime fan, either. I enjoyed some of the more original 80s and 90s stuff, but these days they seem to be mostly about whiny sexually androgynous kids and 'collecting' some sort of colorful cartoon creatures.
Gunbuster and LoGH are the pinnacle of 80's anime. These are one of the very few series I give a legit 10/10 and consider a masterpiece beyond the medium. Ignore the sequel clips https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LxzLiYwu6Uw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7grjXe2Eyo
Sweet post OP. I was unaware of a bunch of this. That one about the radiation loving fungi was quite interesting. Awesome bunch of links too!
" Is this the largest organism in the world? This 2,400-acre (9.7 km2) site in eastern Oregon had a contiguous growth of mycelium before logging roads cut through it.Estimated at 1,665 football fields in size and 2,200 years old, this one fungus has killed the forest above it several times over, and in so doing has built deeper soil layers that allow the growth of ever-larger stands of trees. Mushroom-forming forest fungi are unique in that their mycelial mats can achieve such massive proportions." The mycelium is what I find mind blowing Patches of it can go hundreds of feet into the earth and be thousands of years old I don't remember too many details but I read something about mycelium patches behaving similarly to our brains the way they send and receive information, they're one of the few thing we know of that process as fast as our heads do
http://www.ted.com/talks/paul_stamets_on_6_ways_mushrooms_can_save_the_world?language=en I don't think this was posted yet. I found it to be pretty cool.