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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I've had truly instant ramen when my friend's brother came back from Japan. Dude brought a bunch of cool shit back, including a few cases of self heating ramen and a carton of self lighting cigarettes. Japan is like 500 years in the future.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (2 children)

The future as imagined 30 years ago.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Back when it was something to look forward to

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The correct future. Not this corpro-dystopian bullshit

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (3 children)

I sincerely hope people aren't still smoking cigarettes in 500 years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Humanity will always find a way to harm itself.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Let people drink/smoke

Obviously don't let people drive drunk and have specific areas for smokers in public places

But if you're chilling at your house or apartment and want to smoke one outside that shouldn't be illegal

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not stopping anyone from smoking. I just hope people have given up such a dangerous and stupid habit by the 26th century.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Do you think they should give up drinking as well?

Two things humans have been doing as a species for over 5 thousand years?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Are you really arguing in favor of smoking cigarettes?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No I'm saying it should be people's choice whether or not they want to

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

And no one said otherwise.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They're gonna be those reverse ones from The 5th Element and the government limits how many you can have a day.

Or maybe cancer itself is eradicated and smoking isn't dangerous anymore 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The are existing self heating ramens by using the same tech USA army warms their MRE "just add water" no matter temperature

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Ah I remember that scene-- I just didn't think it was cheap enough to actually make sense to use in the real world. I wonder where they're sold bc I don't think I've run across one in the wild.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Exothermic chemical reaction heats the food, like modern military MREs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

There is a chemical heating element at the bottom of the cup. You add water, pull a string, and it will boil the water without a stove/microwave.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's a thing, I just looked it up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I just don't know where you find it. I've been in Japan for years and never run across it.