Top 5 things you need to know about Soylent

It's a drink that can replace many meals, but should you try it out?

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[oniisaan]

I started drinking it and now my mouth and eyes are always wide open

[Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache]

I appreciate the company's gumption for naming their company Soylent in a world where there's a movie that literally says "SOYLENT GREEN IS PEOPLE!"

[Vv_._]

soylent is people... thats all you need to know

[TheCharleseye]

Everything triggers a prop 65 warning in California. When you live in a place where nearly every product has a "may cause Cancer" label, you stop being afraid to get Cancer. It starts feeling like an inevitability.

I've known several people who started smoking with the general philosophy of "If the cigarettes don't give me Cancer, half the other stuff I buy will." Way to go, California. You've successfully made people think that smoking is roughly as bad as drinking from a garden hose.

[arbknight]

IT'S PEOPLE!!!
THEY'RE MAKING OUR FOOD OUT OF PEOPLE!!!

[foodkingthe]

Just add Green Food coloring to soylent and you got your self soylent green.

[kurtrh]

'You gotta tell em', you gotta tell Green is PEOPLE' !!!

[RenegadeLK]

I just ordered the bar version a few days ago can't wait to try it!

[dschonsie]

people should consume more soylent green, that solves the problem of overpopulation.

[HandheldAddict]

in the late 60's, a Charlton Heston movie called Soylent Green comes out. spoiler alert-- it's about a new food product called "Soylent Green" that is revealed to be made from people. Now there's a real-life food product called Soylent. it's supposed to be a real product, not a joke right? why did they think it was a good idea to name it that?

[aaronperron]

I appreciate all of cnets videos. y'all rock!

[misterosc]

2:23 listen carefully there, is it some kind of illuminati secret message?

[mikewolf]

Really hope you do that meal replacement review you mentioned.

[vois]

Soylent paid some big bucks for this advert.

[wsc]

The Soylent motto is "To Serve Man"

[Edwardmodos]

I choked down a case I had purchased from Amazon, I ended up flavoring it with those 16.9 oz water drink mixes to mute the chalky finish, do not recommend.

[jiiixander]

please do this, this could be big information about meal replacements

[darthguilder]

How many people does it take to make an ounce?

[aslant]

YOu do know it's the same thing as having a protein shake with some oats in it right?

[mroie]

what about the side effect toward man?