Food Theory: Can You Eat Your Clothes To SURVIVE?

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  • Опубликовано: 4 апр 2022
  • What dark secrets are hiding in this cute cooking game? Check out the Game Theory ! ► • Game Theory: The Grim ...
    Theorists, we've all heard about edible clothing right? Usually it's something you see in a gag gift store and it's made of some kind of candy. Now, that may not seem nutritious and, while you are right, it DID get me thinking... about SURVIVAL! You may recall I wanted to figure out how long someone could survive on only one food for life, well now I want to know if someone could live off only eating their CLOTHES! Get ready to serve yourself up a big slice of your favorite shoes and dig in!
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  • @britanimations2002
    @britanimations2002 2 года назад +2533

    The moral of the story? Cannibal week is the friends we ate along the way

  • @ryanrzjr
    @ryanrzjr 2 года назад +1063

    Me starving, debating cannibalism, looking at my clothes, when I remember that one food theory video I watched, only to remember it predicted my current situation perfectly, which leads me to discovering the fact matpat is responsible for the end of humanity and my current predicament.

    • @kitkat25195
      @kitkat25195 2 года назад +41

      … oh wait…

    • @jodiescrivener8005
      @jodiescrivener8005 Год назад +20

      You remember the video and you decide to do the generous thing... You boil up your leather boots to feed your friend.

  • @_theknighthawk_7018
    @_theknighthawk_7018 2 года назад +814

    Someone: so is leather actually edible?
    MatPat: well, yes but also no

  • @poketales9207
    @poketales9207 2 года назад +248

    MatPat at the beginning of the video: "if I had a nickle for every time I themed a week around cannibalism I'd have 2 nickles. Which isn't much but it's weird that it happened twice"

    • @theoverthinker8179
      @theoverthinker8179 11 месяцев назад +1

      It’s weird that it happened ONCE, let alone TWICE😂

  • @01reihanehdraw73
    @01reihanehdraw73 2 года назад +939

    *"just because you can swallow something, doesn't mean you should eat it"*
    _ah yes, my favorite words of wisdom_

    • @kimarna
      @kimarna 2 года назад +48

      Says the guy who ate his xmas tree lol

    • @diytinkerhack
      @diytinkerhack 2 года назад +20

      Right along with "Just because it's organic doesn't mean you should put it in your mouth"

    • @tiberseptim8330
      @tiberseptim8330 2 года назад +18

      Now matpat has a kid I'm sure he has to say that often

    • @clover6499
      @clover6499 2 года назад +11

      Too bad no one told me that when I was a kid. Those shirt buttons could have been saved so easily.

    • @osmosisjones4912
      @osmosisjones4912 2 года назад +1

      how you can find URLs how I can't find my URLs ruclips.net/video/GDhdJqgs3-Q/видео.html

  • @sevenmillionhobbies7840
    @sevenmillionhobbies7840 2 года назад +1912

    I actually met a missionary (now retired, he is in his 80’s) who told us about a time when he was put into prison and left to starve to death. The wardens let the prisoners keep one item to take with them and he chose his genuine leather belt that was gifted to him by a close friend before he left. He said a lot of people chose the Bible to take with them but he had already memorized it so he didn’t need it. I can’t remember how long he said he was in there but he almost ate all of his belt before he was set free. At first, he chose it out of sentimentality, but it ended up saving his life. Lots of other missionaries didn’t make it.

    • @kitkat25195
      @kitkat25195 2 года назад +129

      I… I just… wow!

    • @alix6xgorg839
      @alix6xgorg839 2 года назад +101

      good ending:

    • @togekissbliss
      @togekissbliss 2 года назад +60

      Omg. Thats...incredible

    • @samanthacarver4081
      @samanthacarver4081 2 года назад +13

      😲😲😲

    • @insertianameia2224
      @insertianameia2224 2 года назад +144

      "God helps those that help themselves." I'm not religious but I grew up with religion and that's something you are taught early on (especially when raised catholic.) It's sadly getting more and more forgotten but I always liked it because it encourages more than just blind faith.

  • @noveparker8597
    @noveparker8597 2 года назад +28

    I know this is kind of weird but I’ve always admired matpat but wasn’t always sure why. He reminds me of my brother if he was there when i was growing up, giving me random facts, theorising pop culture with me and of course the witty banter every gtlive feels so comfy. Of course it would be weird if i thought of matpat as my brother, i dont, but he brings me a type of comfort that i used to get from my brother.

    • @keru6925
      @keru6925 9 месяцев назад +3

      That’s sweet

  • @C4ndyC4d3t
    @C4ndyC4d3t 11 месяцев назад +10

    0:01 Are we just gonna ignore those narration skills? This intro gave me litteral chills....

  • @julian0496
    @julian0496 2 года назад +1489

    Food Theory idea: how do colors affect our eating habits and how to companies use it for their advantage?
    (as in, why do we rarely ever see blue or purple food while other colours like red appear regularly)

    • @megatronusorionpax4900
      @megatronusorionpax4900 2 года назад +62

      that'd be a really cool episode, I remember watching a video where it said red and yellow are colors that get more ppl to want to get food 😃

    • @siennahartle9069
      @siennahartle9069 2 года назад +88

      Perhaps the blue and purple thing is because those colors are rarely found in nature thus they are not as appealing as red or green which are both abundant when it comes to things we eat

    • @lauraclose936
      @lauraclose936 2 года назад +11

      purple carrots and blueberries

    • @jjaa418
      @jjaa418 2 года назад +12

      That's a cool idea. I think cool colors like blue and purple don't appear as much as brown warm and green colored things

    • @rin_okami
      @rin_okami 2 года назад +20

      Idk, blue certainly seems to be a popular candy color, particularly anything "cotton candy" or "blue raspberry" flavored.

  • @andrewi.crocker8675
    @andrewi.crocker8675 2 года назад +12792

    Been asking for awhile, but PLEASE do an episode on Aspartame, the artificial sweetener in all diet sodas, including your favorite. So much shadiness involved in its approval by the FDA

    • @nevisnebis1207
      @nevisnebis1207 2 года назад +339

      Honestly I’d love to see it, hope he or his team spots this comment

    • @dana._shroof
      @dana._shroof 2 года назад +91

      Yes that would be great

    • @andpeggy3987
      @andpeggy3987 2 года назад +96

      Vouch!! I know it's not great for you, but not much about why.

    • @emilsmadvlogs5879
      @emilsmadvlogs5879 2 года назад +102

      Yess
      My mom is a type 2 diabetic, and she has warned me against it, but its in everything nowadays

    • @mariomaster101official
      @mariomaster101official 2 года назад +19

      Good idea

  • @galaxypanda9478
    @galaxypanda9478 Год назад +33

    9:58 Who else remembers that one time during GTlive where Mat literally cut a piece of belt, salted it, than actually ate it on stream next to Steph who was… Let’s say definitely NOT happy about it🙂 Lol this just reminded me of that😂

  • @cranberrycocacola
    @cranberrycocacola 7 месяцев назад +10

    4:09 ROB CANTOR ONG

  • @Daniel-Deshaun
    @Daniel-Deshaun 2 года назад +639

    “Just because you CAN swallow something doesn’t mean that you SHOULD” - Matpat 2022

    • @reidt182
      @reidt182 2 года назад +50

      every baby within a 50 meter radius: *are you challenging me?*

    • @Thomas_York
      @Thomas_York 3 месяца назад +1

      🤨

  • @julia88843
    @julia88843 2 года назад +738

    I think it would be fun if he did a more open version of this episode, of what in your house could you eat? could you eat tooth paste? could you eat paper? could you eat soap? if you have an "ornamental" plant, could you eat it? ( a plant that isnt used for food) can I eat candle wax? etc.

    • @derekeastman7771
      @derekeastman7771 2 года назад +43

      If your plant is both real and non-toxic you can eat it. The nutritional value isn’t going to be great, and it’ll probably taste about like grass, but calories are calories. Toothpaste shouldn’t be swallowed, so that’s a no go. Paper isn’t toxic, but I doubt there’s much in there that’s worth eating. Pretty much we make food out of what’s edible and everything else out of what isn’t. Also wouldn’t recommend soap, even if it isn’t toxic it’s just a chemical in water. No calories or nutrition. Candle wax is also just a chemical, wouldn’t recommend.

    • @benito23453
      @benito23453 2 года назад

      О

    • @benito23453
      @benito23453 2 года назад

      MatPat is a crap!(Правдивое видео):...
      ruclips.net/video/cAQxPSwM4h0/видео.html

    • @sillyscrunkle
      @sillyscrunkle 2 года назад +4

      fun fact: if you eat a whole pack of paste youll probably die! (cause of fluorite)

    • @plzletmebefrank
      @plzletmebefrank 2 года назад +13

      Paper is cellulose. Tooth paste... Has chemicals you don't really want to ingest and is mostly stuff for cleaning plus grit. Soap is a terrible idea, altering the surface tension and viscosity of the water in your guts is a bad idea unless your goal is to have the runs. Plus it emulsifies fats which would make it harder to digest other actually beneficial substances.
      If you had beeswax, that may be an option. I don't know enough about the chemical structure of it. Candlewax though... Fairly certain that's a bad idea but again, don't know enough about it. And I'm too lazy to look those up.
      And most plants that are ornamental are largely cellulose. Might be able to eat the root, bark, seeds, or sprouts though, depending.
      Honestly, you'd be better off eating wild plants. There's plenty of edible options out and about, less so in your house (besides what was made to be eaten).

  • @michaelclapper6247
    @michaelclapper6247 2 года назад +135

    Hey MatPat, I’m learning about allergens in my microbiology class and we got started on the topic of artificial and natural flavorings and which is safer. I think it would be pretty neat if you guys could weigh in on this topic.

  • @Tunanunaa
    @Tunanunaa Год назад +22

    Another fun note about the Donner Party: Apparently there were accounts from the Donner Party of people boiling and eating leather. Some of those people died, but some survived so technically we can't rule out the leather as being helpful

  • @mas8705
    @mas8705 2 года назад +1315

    Last week: Can you cook your meals in the dryer?
    This week: Can you eat your clothes after the dryer?
    Have to admit, I didn’t see that twist coming.

    • @tripi7906
      @tripi7906 2 года назад +8

      We can see what he got the idea from lol

    • @ItsTheLedge
      @ItsTheLedge 2 года назад +2

      Love this comment! 🤣

    • @filindoyt6594
      @filindoyt6594 2 года назад +11

      next week: Can you eat your dryer?

    • @foopadr9076
      @foopadr9076 2 года назад

      you know most clothes are 50 - 100% recycled plastic right?

    • @Sam-ps8zz
      @Sam-ps8zz 2 года назад

      @@filindoyt6594 can your dryer eat you?

  • @buckethead60
    @buckethead60 2 года назад +246

    I refuse to believe the last cannabilsm week was almost a year ago. Matpat has me questioning the existence of time itself

    • @Edriely
      @Edriely 2 года назад +21

      Welcome to the 2020s my friend! Where all the days just blur together in the worst "and then this happened" fever dream fanfic ever.

    • @plzletmebefrank
      @plzletmebefrank 2 года назад +4

      I thought it was longer, honestly.

    • @kitkat25195
      @kitkat25195 2 года назад +2

      Me too

    • @buckethead60
      @buckethead60 2 года назад +3

      @@plzletmebefrank I thought it was like, at most, 5 months ago.

  • @THEVadenK
    @THEVadenK 2 года назад +21

    6:32: "That's the crux of this episode. Just because you can eat, doesn't mean you should eat."
    Isn't that the moral of like, five other theories, like the ones on Christmas Trees?

  • @artemisia0553
    @artemisia0553 2 года назад +70

    Weirdly enough, my 7th grade history teacher let my class watch a recreation of cannibalism during westward expansion(I think?). The group got hit with an unexpected snow storm, and the people ate their food rations; then the horses, babies, children, women- until only one traumatized man was left. A pair of travelers then stumbled along him, seeing bloody snow, clothes and bones everywhere. That’s all I remember, and I don’t know the title of it.

    • @crysiswar5
      @crysiswar5 Год назад +16

      It’s the donner party, he mentioned it in the video

  • @orvchilustedited
    @orvchilustedited 2 года назад +258

    Theory idea : how artificial flavours got its flavor, like it doesn't even taste anything like the fruit, watermelon toothpaste doesn't smell like watermelon, and strawberry candy TASTES NOTHING like real strawberries

    • @abadminecraftplayer
      @abadminecraftplayer 2 года назад +3

      Try banana laffy taffies

    • @gummilatte1618
      @gummilatte1618 2 года назад +1

      Yeah it’s so funny cause my mom doesn’t like the watermelon artificial flavor but likes actual watermelons

    • @chattycatty3336
      @chattycatty3336 2 года назад +9

      nah i think strawberry is fine unless its a cheap product, but grape? no one ever gets grape right.

    • @gummilatte1618
      @gummilatte1618 2 года назад

      @@chattycatty3336 well.. grape is my favorite flavor so

    • @gracev8762
      @gracev8762 2 года назад +7

      I recommend Half as Interesting’s video “why don’t artificial flavours taste accurate” it’s only 5 minutes long and answers this question!

  • @MollyDollyy
    @MollyDollyy 2 года назад +11

    4:14
    Cannibal Shia Labouf,
    Ah Yes, That is Nostalgic!

  • @vampirevenus4816
    @vampirevenus4816 2 года назад +22

    Here is a question that occurred to me… how about eating the wooden furniture? I know as a kid we used to nibble on cherry bark and twigs for the flavor sometimes. Can you eat the furnishings or just use them for heat?

  • @britanimations2002
    @britanimations2002 2 года назад +510

    Ah shame, I was hoping to eat my t-shirt, maybe cook it nicely in my dryer for added crunch

  • @sarahsrandomfandoms2205
    @sarahsrandomfandoms2205 2 года назад +585

    Theory Idea: Can you just survive on vitamins and supplements? In your spinach video you mentioned that at a certain point you would get more nutrients from supplements. Even if one can't solely survive on supplements, what's the minimal amount of things one could eat while still being in perfect health? IDK just a fun thought! ^_^

    • @rebekahthelin2238
      @rebekahthelin2238 2 года назад +52

      From what I know about nutrition, you wouldn't be able to be perfectly healthy if you're not getting enough calories. Anytime you're in a negative energy balance, meaning you expend more energy than you're consuming, you're going to be losing weight. I'm not sure exactly at what point that weight loss would start negatively affecting you, but, it would essentially eventually start looking/acting like starvation. Just vitamin supplements don't have calories, which are just as necessary to bodily functions as vitamins and minerals. Though, I would be interested in seeing the difference between complete starvation and starvation with vitamins. The Minnisota Starvation Experiment found some interesting data on how vitamins affect starving people, so if you're interested you should totally go research that! It's neat! :D

    • @sarahsrandomfandoms2205
      @sarahsrandomfandoms2205 2 года назад +4

      @@rebekahthelin2238 Cool!! Thanks for the info!! I might have to check it out!!

    • @chattycatty3336
      @chattycatty3336 2 года назад +6

      @@rebekahthelin2238 true, for me, i think it depends on alot like, the weight you started at, previous health conditions, and also enviorment! If you are somewhere cold and you are shivering all the time, youll burn way more enrgy then if you are somewhere with a warm temperature, and light breeze. If you are going to be needing to get firewood or do extra tasks other than wait, i think your correct. But from what ive seen from people who spend long periods of time fasting, if you arent doing much of anything, (just resting or meditating) your body wont need that much fuel for awhile

    • @IsDaltonLame
      @IsDaltonLame 2 года назад +8

      Aren’t there some necessary amino acids you wouldn’t be able to get from just vitamins and supplements?

    • @rachelcortes5821
      @rachelcortes5821 2 года назад +2

      Mmm that is a good thought
      PS love your profile name

  • @ingeborg-anne
    @ingeborg-anne 2 года назад +7

    6:26 The CROCS of this episode? EH? EH?!

    • @Jqz222
      @Jqz222 2 года назад

      💀

  • @CryptidCritter
    @CryptidCritter 2 года назад +16

    So happy to see this episode had finally come out! I remember when Matpat talked about doing this for an episode back on his GTNotLive episode of Cooking Companions. So excited and happy to see that they finally have it out Cx

  • @Someone-dy5ui
    @Someone-dy5ui 2 года назад +173

    You MUST make a theory about how to win "Is it cake".
    It's a new Netflix show where some people make THOSE cakes that look like other food, mundane items, and even money, while others need to choose which one is cake and cut it.
    I mean, a youtube weard trend about food that is mixable with ASMR and just got It's own show! How perfect is that?

    • @kitkat25195
      @kitkat25195 2 года назад +2

      Maybe trying to see what food has the closest texture to cake and such

    • @Swaxol
      @Swaxol 2 года назад +2

      lol yes

    • @nickwittednonpareil
      @nickwittednonpareil 2 года назад +3

      Based on the 1st episode, the "way to win" is to put gelatin on the real food items to throw off the judges...which is apparently completely allowed. 😒

  • @ej1033-
    @ej1033- 2 года назад +2860

    Food theory episodes then: How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
    Food theory episodes now: CAN YOU EAT YOUR CLOTHES TO SURVIVE?

    • @foxyoner3674
      @foxyoner3674 2 года назад +32

      My favorite has to be the Kool aid man one or the coffee one

    • @foxyoner3674
      @foxyoner3674 2 года назад +15

      @@benito23453 Benito Mussolini the Russian RUclipsr. What alternate universe is this

    • @gracz0unl
      @gracz0unl 2 года назад +3

      Yeah. Food theory topics are now like those of tiktok videos. MatPat used to make the smartest show on the internet... :/

    • @malte1984
      @malte1984 2 года назад +27

      @@gracz0unl actually wether of not I could eat my clothes in an emergency situation is way more interesting than how often I have to lick a tootsy pop to get to the center (which is a candy that isn't even avaleble in my country to begin with)

    • @gracz0unl
      @gracz0unl 2 года назад +9

      @@malte1984 Agree. Not a fan of the licking one either.

  • @slienzed8111
    @slienzed8111 2 года назад +5

    Wait, the first cannibalism week crossover was almost a year ago?! It really doesn’t feel like that long ago, like I remember watching them the week they released??? How has time gone this quick???

  • @pyrosnineActual
    @pyrosnineActual 2 года назад +5

    Maybe do a food theory on how you could have also survived in the area around Baba Yaga's cabin- I find it odd that there's nothing to hunt, and after a long rain, I'd assume there'd be shrooms or bugs living in rotting trees, or worms buried in the ground under trees. Even finding a rotten carcass or bones could be used to create some manner of stock. Finding one mushroom, you could also use that massive dark, damp basement to grow mushrooms, etc.
    Obviously, a sign the main character is evil/possessed is because they mislead or discourage obvious actions, preying on the survivor's cluelessness about survival and trusting nature. They probably could have left at any time, or left together- but stayed behind out of fear of the unknown.

  • @bubblechet2873
    @bubblechet2873 2 года назад +278

    There's not one food theory that i've been able to resist clicking on, so thank you for this beautiful channel

    • @mariomaster101official
      @mariomaster101official 2 года назад +1

      True

    • @443Cosmic
      @443Cosmic 2 года назад

      Ther is one, this one I was like oh no this will be so weird but i tried to atleast comment so when I saw the first piece of the video it was kinda bad lmao

    • @artemisb.5853
      @artemisb.5853 2 года назад +1

      The only one I couldn't watch from the very beginning was the popcorn salt from tears. The idea of that one grossed me out, but all other episodes are gold.

  • @metazoxan2
    @metazoxan2 2 года назад +281

    You know it's too bad more clothes aren't edible. Would REALLY pair well with the cooking dryer episode.

    • @food.6662
      @food.6662 9 месяцев назад +2

      fr tho cooking clothes like you dry them just sounds funny. matpat approved

  • @Joy-bm3qc
    @Joy-bm3qc 2 года назад +2

    So in summary, you CAN eat your clothes to survive but you SHOULDN'T

  • @FinalitysShape
    @FinalitysShape 2 года назад +5

    Cabin at 14:41 looks like a bench lol

  • @_neon-xeon_3966
    @_neon-xeon_3966 2 года назад +94

    God I love it when a theory video starts out serious and dark with zero jokes for levity, its very refreshing because most theories either begin with a dad joke about the topic or a short skit related to the topic

  • @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache
    @TheRealGuywithoutaMustache 2 года назад +2615

    Love how Game Theory is about Cooking Companions while Food Theory is about eating clothes and they uploaded at the same time.

  • @explosify5035
    @explosify5035 2 года назад +5

    14:50 And dont forget, the weaker you are the less likely you are to be able to beat someone up and eat them successfully!

  • @coolguy010
    @coolguy010 2 года назад +8

    Honestly there is probably a market for edible clothing that could be used for survival 😂

  • @Ella_A_Star
    @Ella_A_Star 2 года назад +428

    It started with a Christmas tree, now we’re onto clothes…well Mat-Pat has FINALLY lost it 🤣

    • @mas8705
      @mas8705 2 года назад +19

      Christmas Trees, Sawdust, Clothing… hard to say what Matpat will try and cook up next.

    • @Plazmasoldier
      @Plazmasoldier 2 года назад +2

      @@benito23453 Report as commercial content or spam

    • @DavidRichardson153
      @DavidRichardson153 2 года назад

      @@mas8705 Or what he will try and cook in next.

    • @jayhawks7160
      @jayhawks7160 2 года назад +3

      He's eaten a belt before

    • @RookieSenpaii
      @RookieSenpaii 2 года назад +4

      It’s fine, he has eaten Belt before (watch the food challenge on GTlive)

  • @willag-art
    @willag-art 2 года назад +123

    I'm disappointed that we didn't get to witness MattPat actually eating his clothes 😔

    • @randomericthings7506
      @randomericthings7506 2 года назад +14

      Watch his “Gummy vs Real Food Challenge” he did for a GTLive. He eats part of a belt. It’s hilarious, the fact he didn’t mention it in this video prevents me from giving it a thumbs up.

    • @Trollaccount48
      @Trollaccount48 Год назад +1

      Yeah, that guys right, matpat ate a belt that had been boiled.😂

  • @roseabee7503
    @roseabee7503 Год назад +2

    Kinda surprised he didn't mention the soccer team in the recent century, that was plane wrecked on a mountain and reluctantly relied on cannibalism of their dead piolet, dead teammates and those that would succumb to injuries and the cold, in order to survive until they were rescued. In one of the infamous pictures where they're smiling in relief that they had been found and their harrowing fight for survival on the top of a frozen and snowy mountain was over, you can actually see a human spine and tailbone in the bottom right of the photograph.

  • @tylerblack3962
    @tylerblack3962 Год назад +3

    MatPat: *13:25** Talking about toxicity of eating leather*
    Also MatPat: *Already Ate part of a belt*
    Honestly, can’t say I’m not a bit sad they didn’t mention or insert the clip of MatPat eating the belt

  • @mastervexpc1881
    @mastervexpc1881 2 года назад +53

    You know Niel Red / Niel Blue (same guy two channels) turned cotton into a cotton candy by breaking down longer carbohydrate chains into smaller and smaller until he ended up with sugar.
    Also he made cotton candy out of wood, grape soda out of plastic gloves. The guy is a chemist... And his videos tend to be long but you could give them a look 🙂

    • @emberandfriendsanimations2454
      @emberandfriendsanimations2454 2 года назад +7

      To be fair, most people don’t have the equipment for those (also he said he wasn’t even sure it would work)

    • @michaelengle4911
      @michaelengle4911 2 года назад

      Nile* :)

    • @plzletmebefrank
      @plzletmebefrank 2 года назад

      @@emberandfriendsanimations2454 But it did. It doesn't matter if he thought it wouldn't before he did them, because he did them and got it to work.
      But your first point is totally correct. Actually breaking cellulose down usually requires specialized enzymes.

  • @marvinbar4473
    @marvinbar4473 2 года назад +44

    There was once an Italian man named Michelle Lotito, who had a absolutely unique stomach and digestive system. I don’t know the specifics, but it was something along the lines of double layered walls, unlike us with single layers. This allowed him to eat anything from wood, to metal, to glass and even rubber. He cut it into mouth sized pieces with a saw and swallowed it with a lot of sparkling water. And, believe it or not fellas, he died of old age with 78 years to his name.

    • @NayvieNoir
      @NayvieNoir 2 года назад +4

      That is fascinating. Are there any books or documentaries on him?

    • @Rainbobirb3735
      @Rainbobirb3735 2 года назад

      I saw him in the book of world records!

  • @maestrulgamer9695
    @maestrulgamer9695 2 года назад +3

    10:06-But microbes are not in the stomach.Those are in the intestines.
    The stomach digests food using gastric acid.

  • @Jade-kl3ih
    @Jade-kl3ih 2 года назад +6

    Honestly love the work you and your team do to inform our knowledge of what the big companies are doing. Your research helps me know what to avoid and what is actually good for us. Extremely educational, more people should watch your videos💜

  • @actualaspienc1279
    @actualaspienc1279 2 года назад +143

    Here’s a food theory idea:
    Is it better to give your pet big-company brand formulated foods (kibble) or should you (with research) make the food yourself? Is it better to give them fresh cooked (and cooled) food or the kibble stuffed with vitamins and supplements and shelf-life stabilizers?
    Edit: 😲 108 likes?! Y’all I 🤯 Thank you ☺️

  • @juiceala
    @juiceala 2 года назад +19

    Previous week: “Can you cook food in a dryer”
    Following week: “Can you eat your laundry”
    Natural progression...

  • @coffeegods3920
    @coffeegods3920 2 года назад +2

    If anyone is interested in learning more about the Essex or the Donner Party, the channel Ask a Mortician has well done full length videos on their horrible situations

  • @icarusgaming6269
    @icarusgaming6269 Год назад +3

    My friend's goats were known to chew their way through steel fences. When we discovered this we concluded that goats cannot be contained indefinitely and can in fact go wherever they want - up 90 degree cliff faces, through steel rebar, it doesn't matter

  • @DeerDreamStudios
    @DeerDreamStudios 2 года назад +779

    Humbled beyond belief to be part of cannibal week! HUGE THANK YOU to MatPat and the GT community: you all rock!
    Check out the game on Steam if you want to support development of the free story content, coming out this summer. For game updates and sneak peeks, follow us on Twitter (@DeerDreamStudio), TikTok (DeerDreamStudios) or Instagram (CookingCompanionsGame). THANKS FOR WATCHING everyone!

    • @ahmed4363
      @ahmed4363 2 года назад +22

      Cool. It's deerdream!

    • @thecomposerchanginggames5250
      @thecomposerchanginggames5250 2 года назад +13

      Wow! Good to see you!

    • @theghostoftama7013
      @theghostoftama7013 2 года назад +18

      Tell us what happened to Anatoly's squirrel

    • @DeerDreamStudios
      @DeerDreamStudios 2 года назад +22

      @@theghostoftama7013 What squirrel?

    • @bee-vi2qy
      @bee-vi2qy 2 года назад +9

      OMG!?u guys have an insta acc!?! im RUNNING TO UR ACC!! god i love cooking companions so much u guys at deer dream studio did AMAZING!!, IM SO GLAD UR GETTIN NOTICED!:D

  • @bennettam.9330
    @bennettam.9330 2 года назад +50

    Is your belt edible?
    Me: *flashbacks to the gummy vs. real food GTLive where Matthew attempts to eat a belt*
    Uhh I’d say no.

    • @rokkfel4999
      @rokkfel4999 2 года назад

      If it’s leather than yes

    • @gamezrox1809
      @gamezrox1809 2 года назад +2

      Finally someone else who remembers!!

    • @bennettam.9330
      @bennettam.9330 2 года назад

      @@gamezrox1809 I’d never forget 😭 borderline trauma

    • @Alexkralie
      @Alexkralie 2 года назад

      @@rokkfel4999 "attempts" he did lol

  • @devanpatel9934
    @devanpatel9934 2 года назад +20

    Matpat: tanned leather can be terrible for you
    Also Matpat: ate a literal piece of a belt on gt live

  • @efficialofficial3952
    @efficialofficial3952 2 года назад +4

    5:23 Lol I have the same Crocs

  • @pumpkin7446
    @pumpkin7446 Год назад +5

    Style Theory foreshadowing

  • @softeemcsofter5357
    @softeemcsofter5357 2 года назад +45

    They keep letting mat choose the concepts and it hilarious.

  • @thorkillthered6595
    @thorkillthered6595 2 года назад +142

    Here's a Food Theory idea: How long could you survive on the moon if the moon was made of cheese? Assuming you don't just die of space of course.

    • @derekeastman7771
      @derekeastman7771 2 года назад

      Until you die of thirst, about 2-3 days.

    • @plzletmebefrank
      @plzletmebefrank 2 года назад +10

      Indefinitely? Like... You would *not* be healthy. But cheese is decently nutritious.
      Though... Scurvy does exist. That might do you in.

    • @kelvin31272
      @kelvin31272 2 года назад

      Really fucking interesting this one

    • @Someone-dy5ui
      @Someone-dy5ui 2 года назад +2

      Well, you might also consider gravity and the fact that this moon will practically create a really dense cheese core, which would squeeze out a weard milky mantle. This moon will mostly be a sticky ocean with occasional cheese islands here and there.

    • @sephypantsu
      @sephypantsu 2 года назад

      If air doesn't exist, a few minute,
      if air does, around 3 days, cheese doesn't contain enough water

  • @PopARift
    @PopARift 2 года назад +3

    The food theory formula:
    50% getting your hopes up
    50% crushing your dreams

  • @dmeburk
    @dmeburk 8 месяцев назад

    I love that he makes the beginning so tragic and the just says "welcome to food theory" so bright and peppy

  • @Mister_Skar
    @Mister_Skar 2 года назад +41

    TLDR: If you're in a survival situation right now, you're more likely to die from eating your clothes than getting any nutritional value from it. It is better used for keeping you warm.

    • @Andyzhouse23
      @Andyzhouse23 4 месяца назад

      We watch for the video, not just knowing the answer

  • @nubbles8436
    @nubbles8436 2 года назад +177

    theory idea: Hydrophobic cereal
    Imagine a cereal that can never get soggy. If this works it would be revolutionary.

    • @stupidgay5145
      @stupidgay5145 2 года назад +30

      If you dont want soggy cereal theres no reason to not just have a bowl of dry cereal and a glass of milk. The test would be great to watch but the problem your posing is easily fixed with just a bit of thinking.

    • @ReneeSharpie
      @ReneeSharpie 2 года назад +3

      It'd be like chewing glass though- 💀

    • @justinwhite2725
      @justinwhite2725 2 года назад

      Chex

    • @rendomstranger8698
      @rendomstranger8698 2 года назад

      Pretty much indigestible. So that is a hard no. Unless your stomach acid breaks down the hydrophobic component, it straight up will be useless to your body and probably poisonous.

    • @aquamarinerose5405
      @aquamarinerose5405 2 года назад +12

      The problem with hydrophobic cereal is that the human body is 70% water, so I'd think that would screw things up in digestion.

  • @MollyDollyy
    @MollyDollyy 2 года назад +4

    4:52
    If Water is There, With the Water,
    You can have Fish! {Or is there
    no Fish in that Water?}

  • @LjummaJossan
    @LjummaJossan Год назад +2

    LOVE the intro, love the creativity!

  • @lizzieb.2001
    @lizzieb.2001 2 года назад +20

    Guess you could say this is a pretty *Fresh* episode

  • @kingender7386
    @kingender7386 2 года назад +10

    Matt's gonna create edible merch just for this video

  • @Wah_Wah_World_
    @Wah_Wah_World_ 6 месяцев назад +3

    4:12 TALLY HALL REFERENCE
    But this Channel is Mattpat going “Hmm This looks good Can I Eat It” (He was Looking at a Rock)

  • @Nobody-1987
    @Nobody-1987 2 года назад +3

    Great Video! Too bad MatPat never mentioned the time he ate a belt on GTlive, that was a crazy stream.

  • @zombieman34
    @zombieman34 2 года назад +148

    If I had a dollar for everytime MatPat tried to eat things that aren’t food I’d have 3 dollars. Which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened thrice

  • @lollidrops9380
    @lollidrops9380 2 года назад +140

    I love how the titles & thumbnails evolves into something more ridiculous every video. Keep it up Mat!

    • @benito23453
      @benito23453 2 года назад +1

      MatPat is a brain burner!(Правдивое видео):....
      ruclips.net/video/cAQxPSwM4h0/видео.html

  • @virtuousphi
    @virtuousphi 2 года назад +3

    I was definitely skeptical about the scenario that was presented for this theory. Even at the start of this video I knew that you can survive far longer than just a week without food.

  • @generaldeathmaster9295
    @generaldeathmaster9295 Год назад +2

    During WWI, my great great grandpa was a German Scout with his best friend. When the war ended, they were both in Macedonia, and had to walk back to Essen, Germany without aid. They were so close to starving that they ate the leather off their boots just to survive.

  • @allie_min5361
    @allie_min5361 2 года назад +64

    This reminded me of that one time Mat ate a piece of a belt for the Gummy vs Real Food challenge

    • @inkedcatharsis
      @inkedcatharsis 2 года назад +3

      I was looking for someone else who remembered this

    • @randomericthings7506
      @randomericthings7506 2 года назад +2

      FINALLY!!! Someone mentions this. Did he forget!? He didn’t even mention it!

  • @Minecraft_Steve_
    @Minecraft_Steve_ 2 года назад +48

    Theory idea: what the heck is up with fast food preservatives? A friend of mine did a experiment where he left a happy meal outside for just however long just for fun, but after about 3 years, there’s literally no visual difference between it and just a normal, fresh happy meal. We need answers!

    • @kkcake5771
      @kkcake5771 2 года назад +2

      This is due to some chemical used to preserve the food.

    • @rin_okami
      @rin_okami 2 года назад +2

      What was the weather like? Did he let it get wet ever? Probably not. Which leaves us with hot (or cold) and dry. You leave just about anything out like that and it's not going to rot, especially if it was thoroughly cooked and salty, no fancy preservatives necessary. Congratulations you made Happy Meal jerky.

    • @Minecraft_Steve_
      @Minecraft_Steve_ 2 года назад +3

      @@rin_okami actually, he just left it out and didn’t change its location much unless there was a really bad storm. Also, we’re talking louisiana weather (ie, very hot and humid). So no happy jerky for us. But maybe that could be a theory for another video 🤔🤔🤔

    • @Minecraft_Steve_
      @Minecraft_Steve_ 2 года назад +5

      @@kkcake5771 yes, I know. But it just seems… unnatural. Something about being able to preserve the look of food for three years and counting just seems suspicious

    • @derekeastman7771
      @derekeastman7771 2 года назад +2

      @@rin_okami you’d think some critter would come along and eat it, though?

  • @enigmatic2878
    @enigmatic2878 2 года назад

    Currently watching the gt video and this during night. And good thing this is more light-hearted than the game theory one

  • @beauvoirferril
    @beauvoirferril 2 года назад +1

    That little Jamaica shoutout made my day just a little better on top of this video. I could use some cow skin soup about now. ^^

  • @Ali-ts8wn
    @Ali-ts8wn 2 года назад +12

    It's Ramadan and I'm so hungry and watching videos about food 😂
    And I'm looking to eat my shoe now

  • @JacStone98
    @JacStone98 2 года назад +84

    Every time I see a title to a new upload, I think "Team Theorist is really scraping the bottom of the barrel this time." Then, I get so engrossed in the "what-if" of it. I never once thought about this topic, but now I'm interested about the facts.

  • @Steve-ln1oq
    @Steve-ln1oq 2 года назад

    Best week of the year 😂❤️

  • @kate.ssssss
    @kate.ssssss 2 года назад

    3:09 all of that reading payed off! so happy to see this
    book (In the Heart of the Sea)

  • @JAMESLORDTHE7TH
    @JAMESLORDTHE7TH 2 года назад +15

    Cannibalism week is my favorite little quirk of MatPat's channels :)
    Also, there are also multiple accounts of when pilgrims and/or pioneers boiled all the articles of clothing made of leather, just to get nutrients from the animal skin it was made of. They're quite interesting stories. But anyways great videos MatPat, keep it up man!

  • @emilyb600
    @emilyb600 2 года назад +24

    I’ve been waiting for this episode ever since you mentioned it in GT not live!! Omg 😭

  • @matthewwriter9539
    @matthewwriter9539 2 года назад +4

    Clothes tend to be made of cotton, wool, leather, plastic and rubber...plus some metal...maybe the leather might be good for a meal???
    Though I am guessing that the way the skin has been treated to become leather make it no longer food.
    5:00 ...folk wisdom, urban legend?!?

  • @bickson9872
    @bickson9872 Год назад

    And then your mind flashes to a video, an episode of food theory. I was NOT expecting that, and great story telling mat

  • @X-SPONGED
    @X-SPONGED 2 года назад +13

    _"Your Mind flashes to a moment an episode of Food Theory that you watched before any of this and suddenly you know exactly what to do"_
    _(Flashbacks to Cannibalism Week)_ [0:57]
    _(Loads Bow) "Sorry, Jerry. But Matpat said so"_

  • @arandomgamer1681
    @arandomgamer1681 2 года назад +14

    2:35 so just zombies then?

    • @a1shketchup
      @a1shketchup 2 года назад +3

      ok we aren't that bad
      most of the time

  • @leighsartworks
    @leighsartworks Год назад +1

    I took an archaeology class where my teacher taught us about Jamestown and how they almost starved and resorted to cannibalism during a bad winter. He also explained how they would try eating their leather clothes before resorting to cannibalism, and how it's actually a really common trend when situations get dire. They ended up digging up the body of a young girl who died of starvation in the same winter and eating meatier parts of her body before burying her again...

  • @pacoramon9468
    @pacoramon9468 2 года назад +4

    3:39 During the first World circumnavegation, they only had to eat rats and boots.

  • @NUFIGHTER
    @NUFIGHTER 2 года назад +25

    What a show to put out just as we're on the brink of a food shortage. Stock up, people! Every time you go to the store, buy a little here and there and make an emergency food stockpile. Tough times never last, tough people do!

  • @joshuablanc2354
    @joshuablanc2354 2 года назад +12

    pov: 16 days with no food. matpat: eAt yOuR cLoThEs!?!?!?!?!

    • @ultimapower6950
      @ultimapower6950 2 года назад +1

      Nope I like the taste of human anyways

  • @jotarokujo458
    @jotarokujo458 2 года назад

    Friday is the best day. this is the mindset i had but now the best day is the one you post (please make a podcast)

  • @MozartTheGOAT
    @MozartTheGOAT Год назад +3

    This theory should have been released later on Style Theory

  • @twilightknight7726
    @twilightknight7726 2 года назад +12

    Well it’s not too uncommon, my grandpa once knew a World War II veteran he was trading fire power against the Japanese soldiers one of them got the tail of his plane he crashed his plane on an island before he parachute he went to the island to survive,the island was deserted he stayed there for two months he had bad luck trying to get food during the first week after his Little supplies ran out so he was desperate enough he boiled his boots and I think my grandpa said he also boiled his belt he Funny thing is he made a mischi pot by hitting a part of the plane and bending it while to put water in it and boiled his boots and his belt what he told my grandpa it was the worst meal he ever had in the Air Force until he found a wild pig, doing spearfishing with a makeshifts spear and hunting for fruits like bananas coconuts and surprisingly he found some dragon fruit I did ask how it taste because I never had dragon fruit he also found a few pineapples my grandpa said after he stayed two months on the island American chip came by and picked him up I mostly saw the tail of the plane sticking up from the sand like a flag or two spot it for passing ships after he was picked up he told The commanding officer on the boat take me home boys, I want a steak and a bed!
    I wish I would’ve met the guy he did sound pretty funny
    Now my grandpa is going on in his ears he’s having trouble with his liver I hope he’s doing OK
    Maybe it’s nothing it’s survival worse back in Vietnam war
    Also I’m sorry I got excited my grandpa told me a story similar like this but less theory how to cook a boots

  • @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890
    @apersunthathasaridiculousl1890 2 года назад +10

    someone should invent “emergency clothes”, clothes you can in case of emergency
    ok not really, i can already see many problems with it

  • @mirjamleesalu5188
    @mirjamleesalu5188 Год назад +3

    The crossover with Style Theory before Style Theory existed

  • @shinebrightgurl9612
    @shinebrightgurl9612 2 года назад +1

    I know more about the Donners than I should. When my father was in college a new cafeteria was opening, and there was a competition to name it. My dad trying to do a unique submission tried to get it named the Donner room. Sadly it didn’t pass but boy do I wish it did.

  • @kidvandal4955
    @kidvandal4955 2 года назад +9

    Food Theory Idea: What would happen if you made a pot of coffee with a second pot of coffee? Would you get Double Coffee™?

  • @ryguy6577
    @ryguy6577 2 года назад +15

    IDEA: cooking with only your own body heat? Is it possible?

    • @blitsriderfield4099
      @blitsriderfield4099 2 года назад +2

      I mean...if you have a particularly bad fever...maybe? Probably not but I don't have any research on the topic at hand.

  • @kyleburris9045
    @kyleburris9045 Год назад +1

    I know I’m about a year late on this topic and probably no one will be checking this thread… but this video was new to me and at the perfect time as well. Yesterday I saw an episode on the Roanoke Colony (also an old episode) where they suspected the people also eat shoe leather before turning to cannibalism. So I was already questioning how nutritious this was. Thank you so much for diving into this topic and answering all my questions and more.

  • @kinilas
    @kinilas 2 года назад +3

    Luckily I have watched every food theory video released in the past couple years so I know that if I'm trapped in a log cabin I can just eat the cabin!