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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago (2 children)

So your telling me...that alcohol...make big dumb smart?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yep! The alcohol kills off the slow, old and sick brain cells. The strong and fast ones survive so you end up smarter.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

Cliff Clavin has entered the chat...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Having to carry out the process of making alcohol requires intelligence

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Surprisingly not that much. Forgetting an open container with fruit juice in some warm place often produces fruit wine without any intervention.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

But planning it out needs some intelligence

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Not really. Literally just wait for the right time of year, eat a fruit, and there's a chance it's fermented. Quite literally, that is the cause for bird alcoholism.