With the possible exception of college-aged males, the acetobactors are just about the only critters on Earth who can actually thrive on alcohol.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker notes that very few living organisms can survive on alcohol alone, with the possible exception of college-aged males.
- In plain terms
- Almost no animals can live on alcohol, except maybe young men.
- What can you take from it?
- Alcohol is not a viable source of nutrition for most life.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What are the limits of biological adaptation?
- What common misconceptions exist about diet?
Another view
This is a generalization about human behavior rather than a biological fact.
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