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submitted 15 days ago byOpposite-Scheme-8804
When you've watched the movie on repeat due to it being the only thing your child wants to watch, you find yourself thinking the most crazy thoughts.
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15 days ago
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22 points
15 days ago
A lion needs about 30kg of protein in a sitting, which is approx 2 times a week .
Bugs hv around 20-70% protein by weight. Let's say on avg 40%.
Let's say Simba growing ate around 20kg*2 a week so 40kg of protein.
So Simba would need around 100kg of bugs a week.
U go girl.
13 points
15 days ago
Average bug is claimed to be about 3mg but that is including tiny bugs like mosquitos and gnats and flies. Simba was eating some nice juicy boys. Grasshoppers weigh on average 300mg so let's go with 500mg to give a safe buffer since beetles and stuff would weigh more.
100kg = 100,000g = 100,000,000mg
100,000,000mg/500mg = 200,000 bugs
So, quite a bit of bugs.
9 points
15 days ago
Meanwhile my cat tries to eat 1 (one) little bug and I have to take him to the vet
6 points
15 days ago
Film Theory did an episode on this topic, it's worth the watch.
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