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[Sheb]

Actually, most cacao is produced in Africa nowadays, because large scale plantations in South America tends to die to parasite that aren't present in Africa (It's the same reason most rubber come from Malaysia rather than South America). So you could do that simply by bringing those parasite across the Atlantic.

[Oliolli]

There are enough starving people in Africa even without all those parasites.

[Sheb]

Yeah, but Cocoa ain't good eatin'.

[Wayward Device]

Yeah, but Cocoa ain't good eatin'.

But it is a vital cash crop that sustains entire countries. Also, 90% of it is produced using child labor/slaves. 

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Yeah, but Cocoa ain't good eatin'.

But it is a vital cash crop that sustains entire countries. Also, 90% of it is produced using child labor/slaves.

Bad press has done a lot to lessen the whole child slave thing by this point. Companies like Nestle may not care about using child slavery, but they do care about bad press, and they've gotten it before due to that.

It probably still happens sometimes, but not anywhere near 90%.

[Joben]

I wonder if the syrup rustlers celebrated like Diabolik. (non-explicit, but possibly NSFW)

That would have gotten messy.

[Mictlantecuhtli]

This is honestly one of the best things I've ever heard in my life.

Not only because of the incredible topic it made happen either.

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I just don't envy the man that has to clean out those tanker semis.

Presumably you could just flood the tanks with something that can denature the syrup residue, rendering it non-sticky and easily washed away.

Or just bring a fuckton of waffles.