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[–] Neato@ttrpg.network 241 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Looking over the wikipedia page on this mushroom and all the similar, very edible ones...Yeah I'm never foraging mushrooms.

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein 144 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Yeah, I carefully read the description of its distinguishing features, studied the photo, and concluded I have no idea what I'm looking at and how to tell them apart.

[–] Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works 90 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I'm really good at spotting differences or inconsistencies, I'm totally lost with mushrooms though, and I go multiple times every Autumn with a woman in her 70's. She is very clear about what we are looking for. She throws out at least half of what I gather.

[–] motor_spirit@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago

Cool, I think you just saved me a bit of time.

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[–] zaphod@sopuli.xyz 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Is the main visual difference just the stem or whatever it's called being much longer?

[–] LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Lots of differences but the simplest one would be that button mushrooms would typically have color to their gills—depending on the species they usually start out pinkish or pale brown and move to dark brown as they get older. Destroying angel has pure white gills.

But button mushrooms are actually not very beginner friendly despite their familiarity since there are other poisonous lookalikes in many areas.

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[–] Devdogg@lemmy.ml 164 points 10 months ago (2 children)

There are old mushroom foragers and then there are bold ones. There are no bold, old mushroom foragers.

[–] Sylvartas@lemmy.world 66 points 10 months ago (9 children)

There are no bold, old mushroom foragers

Sure there are, they just have to not eat what they picked up.

Source: friend's mom once gave food poisoning to the whole family by serving them an omelet made with mushrooms she found, but didn't eat it herself. Fortunately it was merely mushrooms of the "fucks up your stomach" variety.

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[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 151 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Looks like a destroying angel (e.g. Amanita virosa) to me. This and the death cap together account for the vast majority of mushroom poisonings in the world. Cooking it will not destroy the toxins, nor will acid. Symptoms tend to appear 5-24 hours after eating, too late to pump the stomach. Half a mushroom can be enough to kill you.

I don't recommend going out to pick mushrooms unless you know what you're doing. If you do, stay away from the white ones. You can still get terrible stomach cramps and diarrhea from other colors of mushrooms, but the white ones have the most dangerous species.

[–] db0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 45 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Easiest way to avoid problems I've heard is to never pick any mushroom with ribbed underside. If the underside looks like a sponge, it's usually safe to eat. At least where I'm from.

[–] sushibowl@feddit.nl 54 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Might be valid advice for some regions, I don't know. But mushrooms tend to vary quite a bit in appearance. Sometimes ribbed species don't have very visible ribs, or younger mushrooms don't quite have all the characteristics of their mature form. If you really want to get into picking mushrooms, there's often local groups you can join with a resident expert who can tell you which ones are safe.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 34 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Rule of thumb with mushrooms is that these id tricks tend to be regional and not always accurate unfortunately. Nature is a bit more of a kaleidoscope.

[–] MrPoopyButthole@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Exactly. Don't trust a stranger on the internet to help you avoid death.

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[–] TheSlad@sh.itjust.works 28 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Easiest way to not die from bad mushrooms is to not eat them because they're fucking disgusting anyways

[–] spicytuna62@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're technically correct on one point, and totally entitled to your opinion on the other. But brown mushrooms (not from a can) sauteed into a hamburger steak gravy will kick it up about 14 notches, give or take.

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[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 69 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Neural networks are magical anywhere that near misses are good enough.

Companies keep using them as if they're infallible, when lives and fortunes are at stake.

Tech is not the problem.

[–] Paradachshund@lemmy.today 37 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Tech is ravenously trying to convince the world they need AI for every aspect of their business. Tech wants you to think LLMs are infallible and they strongly imply that they are even if the fine print says otherwise. So personally I would say tech is very much part of the problem. One could say they are the root of the problem in fact.

[–] QuantumSparkles@sh.itjust.works 29 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think he’s referring to literal technology itself as “Tech” and you’re referring to the people trying to sell it as “Tech”—aka “Big-Tech” as some would say

[–] Shyfer@ttrpg.network 18 points 10 months ago

Yup, sounds like a classic miscommunication. I think we should all compromise and just agree capitalism is the problem lol.

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[–] Sabata11792@kbin.social 13 points 10 months ago

If you give out hammers to everyone, some people will end up with smashed balls.

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[–] Deebster@programming.dev 49 points 10 months ago (4 children)
[–] halvar@lemm.ee 38 points 10 months ago (1 children)

This guy sees the most terrifying description of a toxin killing someone and goes "Yep, that's a fun mushroom facto"

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

To be fair, that is basically what's to be expected from myshrooms

[–] moosetwin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago

this guy so into mushrooms they added myco to their mushrooms (myshroom) for more mushroom per mushroom

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[–] lol_idk@lemmy.ml 37 points 10 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)
[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 38 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] peteypete420@sh.itjust.works 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They said you die one or two days after eating. You could definitely eat more than once in that time.

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[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 33 points 10 months ago (2 children)

My fucked up brain goes like, "woah, I wonder what death tastes like."

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 23 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Probably bitter and followed by a slow agonizing death by liver failure.

[–] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 21 points 10 months ago

As somebody who has been through liver failure and transplant, it really sucks. I do not recommend it.

[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Saute in a pan with butter and garlic. Death will taste fabulous.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 10 months ago

That's cheating. Anything will taste great with butter and garlic.

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[–] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (9 children)

I remember being on a wilderness weekend many years ago and being told that when you cut the stem on some poisonous shrooms they discolour a sort of blue tint. I'm lucky, I hate the taste and texture of mushrooms.

[–] Wizard_Pope@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (7 children)
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[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 29 points 10 months ago (10 children)

2 mushrooms hard to fuck up in America.

Chicken of the Forest.

Morels.

I remember selling like 5 lbs of morels when I was a kid and getting like $200. That was without even driving to the city to make the real money.

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[–] mononomi@feddit.nl 25 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Which mushroom is it then? 😱

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 62 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Adds this to the big list of horrible ways to die

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[–] TheBlue22@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Thank fuck I don't eat mushrooms

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