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WATCH: Beef zombification – internet horrified by chunk of ‘pulsating meat’
Some meat lovers said they would become vegans after watching video of beef spasming.
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What’s the fastest way to become a vegan?
The answer could be watching this video of pulsating meat that left a lot of people opting to change their diet and become vegans.
Because the meat, was doing a sirloin shake.
What causes fresh meat to spasm?
According to Scientific American, this beef zombification occurs when the nerve endings in freshly cut meat are activated by sodium ions, which causes the muscles to contract. Adding salt to freshly cut muscle causes it to spasm.
Why does meat twitch with salt?
Health experts from universities confirm that extra sodium (the salt) sends ions to the cell that triggers it to open up, creating a cascade of chemical activities that causes the cell to fire. This leads to the muscle twitching.
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Social media’s reaction
This is what people had to say about the meat spasm on social media:
One Twitter user posted:
Honestly – can watch a lot of vegetarian/vegan horror videos of factory farming etc. BUT… this actually affects my mind more… might be doing meatless for a few days now.
Others commented that they were going vegan or “ain’t eating meat again”.
Whereas some added GIFs of people shuddering or throwing up.
The fact is, many people are horrified when they are reminded that the product on their plate comes from an animal.
Not the first moving meat video
Last year, a stop-motion video of a seemingly live raw chicken breast slithering around a cutting board went viral on TikTok.
Although the meat wasn’t actually moving by itself, social media users were disturbed.
Responses to the video range from “this was traumatising” and “I don’t like the chicken slug” to “the way the chicken sacrificed itself halfway through” and “this is why I don’t eat meat”. Many comments seem to react to the frightening lifelike quality of the chicken breast – something many people would rather not contemplate when they’re cooking or eating meat.
Complied by: Asanda Mbayimbayi
