Ah, science! Sometimes it brings us spermbots, sometimes it reminds us that a head may one day be transplanted, and sometimes it introduces us to a man who will literally have a part of himself removed so he can consume it and end the “is human delicious” debate (one that’s been raging in your head since you read the book Alive in 6th grade). It’s all in the latest video by BritLab and, we’re not going to lie to you, it’s all kind of disgusting.
If you’re faint of heart or stomach, you might want to miss at least the first part of the video, which shows a few bloody moments of muscle being removed from Greg Foot’s thigh. If you can manage that, though, you’re all good because — spoiler alert — it’s actually illegal to eat any human (including yourself) in the UK, so Foot never actually tastes what his muscles (which he likens to “stringy chicken bits”) taste like. Instead, he has his flesh cooked (yum!) and its aroma analyzed to figure out which animal product most closely resembles the taste of the human body. Is it chicken? Nope, according to the scientist analyzing Foot’s data, it’s a red meat hybrid that’s somewhere between beef and lamb.
Since both beef and lamb are legal for consumption in the UK, Foot goes on to cook himself a burger customized to taste like…himself, take a bite, and then proclaim it delicious. Does this mean he now has a taste for human flesh? That’s not yet certain, but the gleam in Foot’s eye as he bites down is a little unnerving. I’m not saying we should put this guy on a watch list, but, uh, you know, let’s hope none of his neighbors go missing.
