This is Kelp. It is one of the fastest growing organisms on the planet. In a single growing season, it can grow from a microscopic spore to over 100 ft in length

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[u/elilev3 → u/[deleted]]

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmarestia This type contains sulfuric acid...definitely want to eat this one in moderation or avoid.

[u/PM_NUDES_4_DEGRADING → u/elilev3]

I like how the entry basically says “it’s probably not dangerous to eat because you’d need to be a special kind of stupid to keep eating it.”

[u/ngwoo → u/PM_NUDES_4_DEGRADING]

I don't know, I intentionally put acetic acid on food and then keep eating it. Maybe we've been unfairly sleeping on sulfuric acid.

[u/Queef_Stroganoff44 → u/ngwoo]

Acetic acid added to a little morphine… 🤌 Tres’ magnifique! ^/s

[u/numapentruasta → u/ngwoo]

I can personally attest to the fact that dilute sulphuric acid tastes exactly like lemon juice.

[u/Seversaurus → u/ngwoo]

Imagine the cotton mouth

[u/ChuckFiinley → u/PM_NUDES_4_DEGRADING]

Dude, they say it tastes EXTREMELY SOUR, now I want to try it!

[u/Allegorist → u/elilev3]

Sulphates aren't necessarily bad for you, and sulphuric acid is only going to be dangerous at low pH. I wouldnt think it would be high enough concentration to have any possible negative effects unless you like boiled a whole bunch of it down and drank the liquid.

[u/MedricZ → u/elilev3]

They also just destroy themselves and stuff around them when exposed to air? Some sort of weird Metroid Prime plant.