XKCD: Could we survive eating only humans?

[Jfdlsjfd]

I don't think the entire planet playing the most dangerous game once a month and lugging their kills around in a cart for the rest of the month is the best working model for the proposed events.

A staged arena (as proposed in the video) would be much funnier to attend to on top of being efficient. But I feel people would try eating spectators instead of their alloted partners if both contestant happen to be dangerous and those waiting in line looking wimpy.

 

[kermit4karate]

A staged arena (as proposed in the video) would be much funnier to attend to on top of being efficient. But I feel people would try eating spectators instead of their alloted partners if both contestant happen to be dangerous and those waiting in line looking wimpy.

No one can tell me who to eat! This is still a free-ish country!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

THERE CAN BE ONLY JUAN!

Fixed that for ya!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

…which reminds me of ReFred Beans, Auntchiladas, Brorritos, and BenPanadas.

 

[Ulfgeir]

Well there are certain people that not that many would miss, if someone were to eat them. However, they would definetly be counted as very bad unhealthy junk food, and that would be a compliment.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Well there are certain people that not that many would miss, if someone were to eat them. However, they would definetly be counted as very bad unhealthy junk food, and that would be a compliment.

Hmmm…cannibal junk food, you say?

Les Chips
Broritos
Dork Rinds
Pops Tarts
Foot by the Foot
Bubba Gum
Praleannes
Gran Ola Bars
Corny Dougs
Friends Fries
Ted R Tots
Pegs in a Blanket
PouTeen

 

[GreyLord]

Eating one a month assumes that they ONLY eat people. In most apocalyptic movies there is still canned food and other things that are still around.

They may also not eat as much as we do now in order to eat just enough to stay active, but not so much as to be obese or go through their food supply as quickly.

I think most apocalyptic movies that show people eating people have them only eating something like one person a week or even one person a month for the smallish group of them. (Unless your the Texas Chainsaw Masscre family in which case it's feast or famine. Lots of teens or no teens). Even Soylent Green I think had them eating more than just Soylent Green. Soylent Green was just highly popular.

So, it would necessarily be a one for one trade. It could be that you eat only one out of 5 or one out of 10 (or even one out of 30...get that protein burst, but mostly eat other things than people for vitamins...etc).

That should slow down the population decrease pretty strongly.

 

[Jfdlsjfd]

Eating one a month assumes that they ONLY eat people. In most apocalyptic movies there is still canned food and other things that are still around.

Ewwww, forcing people to eat canned goods? That's an ethical line I am not ready to cross.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Expanding on GreyLord’s point, if society hasn’t completely collapsed- IOW, cannibalism was a global CHOICE- there might be processed cannibal food products, which could also extend the “shelf life” & portion sizes of a given person slated to be consumed.

Biff Jerkey
Billoney
Saulami
Pammican
Mels Ready To Eat
RaMan
SPam
Cheecharrones

 

[Staffan]

Eating one a month assumes that they ONLY eat people. In most apocalyptic movies there is still canned food and other things that are still around.

That is part of the premise, yes. "Could we survive eating only humans?"