It's a fun meme trend and all, but an insistent little part of my fanboy brain keeps on bothering me to say it; Ketracel White is not actually a drug. It's merely a metabolite that Jem Hadar were engineered to be unable to make for themselves, so that they would die if they tried to flee the Dominion.
It's much like vitamin C is for humans. Humans depend on vitamin C, they die if they can't get enough of it. But snorting vitamin C is not a particularly pleasant experience. And for creatures that aren't dependent on vitamin C even less so.
There, my nerd brain is satisfied. You may continue with the funny memes.
On an unrelated note, I really like the saturated color palette of early color TV shows. When did we decide that the default color palette should be awash in cold blue?
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FaceDeer@kbin.social · 24 pts · 2y
It's a fun meme trend and all, but an insistent little part of my fanboy brain keeps on bothering me to say it; Ketracel White is not actually a drug. It's merely a metabolite that Jem Hadar were engineered to be unable to make for themselves, so that they would die if they tried to flee the Dominion.
It's much like vitamin C is for humans. Humans depend on vitamin C, they die if they can't get enough of it. But snorting vitamin C is not a particularly pleasant experience. And for creatures that aren't dependent on vitamin C even less so.
There, my nerd brain is satisfied. You may continue with the funny memes.
stephfinitely@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
xusontha@ls.buckodr.ink · 8 pts · 2y
I comment this despite the fact I do the exact same thing on a near-daily basisFaceDeer@kbin.social · 5 pts · 2y
I had Homer giving commentary in my own head as I wrote it.
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 2y
Your nerd brain would be more satisfied if you did some ketracel white, man.
LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 2y
It's an addictive narcotic, definitely a drug.
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ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 2y
stephfinitely@lemmy.world · 12 pts · 2y
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Lydia_K@startrek.website · 7 pts · 2y
This is funnier than it ought to be.
Rooty@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 2y
On an unrelated note, I really like the saturated color palette of early color TV shows. When did we decide that the default color palette should be awash in cold blue?
RojoSanIchiban@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
I'm going to call whatever whiskey I pour during late evening hours "Ketracel White" from now on.
ummthatguy@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 2y
White Russian, light on the Kahlua.
al177@lemmy.sdf.org · 3 pts · 2y
Another Cardassian, Gary.
LopensLeftArm@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 2y
Ketracel White makes everything alright.
Ari-Zahavi227@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
Lol funbny