Every dust is sawdust after you see it.
this post was submitted on 23 Apr 2026
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If you witnessed a toothed cutting implement in action, you saw a saw saw.
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All bark
Oh I’m old enough to remember the cinnamon challenge… it definitely has a bite
Link (that isn’t Chinese or Zuckerberg spyware)?
I mean I don't think you have to be that old to remember the cinnamon challenge. It took off in popularity in the early 2010 so about 10-15 years ago.
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No bite
If sawdust made my yeasted enriched dough taste awesome I'd be putting it on there too.
Tastes good atop of arabica bean soup and foamed lactase.
edit: grammatical correct word to use here was "lactation" or "lactose product".
I'd say it's more of a tea than a soup. Unless you leave the grinds in.
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It blows my mind that cinnamon trees are a real thing. I can go walk through a cinnamon forest!? Wtf, how is that real? That's some CandyLand/Narnia shit.
I always wondered how a cinnamon forest would smell.
Well, actually... it's ground into a powder, rather than the byproduct of sawing. I don't think it counts.
I will saw my cinnamon sticks just to prove you wrong.
What did the Jamaican priest say to the thief stealing from the church?
(In Jamaican accent) "You're a cinna mon"
Hue hue hue
Everything is toxic in large amounts, even water
Because our water is basically all dihydrogen monoxide at this point. We're so fucked.
Our water is becoming increasingly less dihydrogen monoxide and more micro plastics. Thats why we're fucked
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As a forager I don't see anything wrong with eating a tree... As long I'm 200% sure what kind tree I'm eating.
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But is it known to cause cancer in the state of California?
I think California is known to cause cancer in the state of California, you can bet cinnamon is too.
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Everything is known to cause cancer to the state of California.
Shredded cheese has cellulose (basically sawdust). It’s added to keep the cheese from sticking together. Or that’s my understanding.
It's actually potato starch.
Sawdust isn't just cellulose. Wood is a matrix of cellulose fibers bound together by a tougher compound called lignin. While lignin isn't particularly toxic, you wouldn't want to eat it.
Fun fact, a lot of the process of making paper is for removing the lignin, only the cellulose is useful for making paper. And grasses like bamboo have a higher ratio of cellolose to lignin, so it's better for making paper
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Pay attention to how often you see "cellulose" as a listed ingredient. That's also usually processed wood pulp.
That cheap powdery parmesan often found in pizza places? Also sawdust.
It gets extra funny when you see cellulose listed on something with artificial cinnamon flavoring.
It's not sawdust. Some might be derived from wood but it's just cellulose and does not contain lignin, which is what differentiates wood from other plant matter. Chemically, it's basically the same as any other plant starch.
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Sawdust has a lot more in it than just cellulose. The meme is a joke, but it's closer to reality than calling cellulose powder derived from wood pulp "sawdust".
its also poor mans cocaine, as well as nutmeg.
Instructions unclear. I just sprinkled cocaine on my rice pudding.
Nutmeg is incredibly unpleasant for drug purposes, ask me how I know
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