JamesWhitehead
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The pair in the second video raise the question of how on earth it can make economic sense to fake such basic commodities as eggs and rice on production lines? They don't really answer it.
Even the business of refilling shelled walnuts with concrete seems ridiculously labour-intensive, even if you have slaves! They mention the shrewdness of Chinese customers who would judge the weight of the nuts before buying; concrete, even packed with paper, seems like over-compensation for the missing lightweight kernel.
I smelled bullshit with the 'fake eggs from China' story and it did of course turn out to be bullshit - in what world would a complicated replica of an egg be cheaper than an egg? But I think that 'fake food from China' stories tend to have what Snopes calls 'mixed truth values' - some are complete ULs while some may be true.the only way I can see it making economic sense
Well... they do make fake food over there. Milk and baby formula for a start.I smelled bullshit with the 'fake eggs from China' story and it did of course turn out to be bullshit - in what world would a complicated replica of an egg be cheaper than an egg? But I think that 'fake food from China' stories tend to have what Snopes calls 'mixed truth values' - some are complete ULs while some may be true.
Allegedly China also make dead bodies into corned beef. :O
As I say, I think some stories are true and some are ULs. But how to tell which is which?Well... they do make fake food over there. Milk and baby formula for a start.
I'm impressed you read Chromatography Today James!