What Happens If You Eat Mold?

Even if you don’t notice that your bread is fuzzy before you chow down, it’s not going to kill you … probably.

Hosted by: Michael Aranda

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[sebastianelytron]

Y'all afraid of moldy food. I was born in it, molded by it.

[Master_Therion]

Eating spoiled food has molded me into the person I am today.

[estaful]

If not for Alexander Fleming, who wondered “what’s this green stuff?” We wouldn’t have penicillin today.

[whatthefunction]

I ate some cupcakes my wife made. It was after coming back from a business trip. turns out the cupcakes had been sitting on the counter for more than a week becuase she ment to bring them with her on a trip to see family. I thought the colorful spots were some kind of decoration. They were a little gooey on the bottom but again I thought this was another of her experimental recipes. They tasted ok and I didnt get sick. so I got that goin for me which is nice.

[MrCaptainPatters]

When you knowingly eat moldy bread there is a 80% chance you are a college student

[NateSceneTV]

I'm here because I was starving and made a sandwitch and the bread smelled moldy but the slices I used had no visible mold on it... Then I learned about mold ROOTS

[jaynestrange]

A very useful answer! I've has arguments with housemates over what is still safe to eat, so it's nice to know some science behind it.

[kablstr]

Research has it that there’s a 0.001% chance that you can become an ogre after you eat moldy white bread soaked in onion oil

[shikharpriyadarshi]

I mostly eat the mold and throw the rest

[defjon]

I’ve been terrified of bread mold ever since I saw a documentary about a man that smelled a loaf of bread, got mold spores in his nose, and ended up losing his entire face.

[MalamikArt]

I have an extra sensitive smeller, and can smell mold on peoples clothes and in buildings. Give me a job! Pay me for this useless gift. 🍄

[AZOffRoadster]

I grabbed a bag of cherries out of the fridge and munched on them in the dark while watching a movie. Wasn't until returning from a bathroom break that I noticed all the fuzz. I lost a few pounds over the next few days. Cleaned me right out. Yogurt diet the next few days to get some good gut bugs growing again.

[rillloudmother]

This is actually interesting and useful, WELCOME BACK SciShow!

[HarryPotterFreakLena]

I once poured myself a glass if apple juice and didn't look while I took my first sip. Felt something weird, saw that there was a large patch of mold on it. ugh inwas so grossed out

[anonymousanime-fan]

I don't care, if I see mold on my food I'm not eating it.

[SnowyGolem]

Wow so easy to understand and well delivered. Good job man. Subscribed

[matthewmartel]

"Covered in fur, you'll want to stay away."
I'm not the only one who took that the wrong way, am I?

[toddwagner]

As my nutrition professor always said: "If in doubt, throw it out"

[markscheepers]

I've been cutting mold away from bread for tens of years, I'm in my sixties, my mom still does it and she's 94 already. I've done this with non molded cheese & regularly do this, in reality I just had some about 2 weeks ago.

[LittleBitVic]

Michael, you're back! Yay! Your voice is so easy on the ears. Please do the rest of the videos from now on. --she said as an exercise in futility