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[Bauglir]

I ate a thing of microwave sweet and sour rice.

After, I absently checked the use by date.

November 2010.

Gods have mercy upon me.

Was this thing frozen, or what?

[GiglameshDespair]

oh, no.
Packaged.

There was the foil packet of rice and the foil packet of sauce, mix the two together in the paper pot it came in, microwave for two minutes, eat.

It's just been sitting in a cupboard for presumably over half a decade.

[Eric Blank]

Well, assuming it was properly sterilized, dessicated, and the packaging was airtight, then it's probably just as safe as it had been in 2010.

Afterall, you're still here to explain to us what you did, right? Rice isn't that patient, usually.

[McDonald]

Figure I might top it up and see how long the thing keeps going.

in some cases after prolonged exposure to the grids, the effect can last up to three and a half months

Heard some guy watched it for ten minutes, and after five years it still is working. For me it cleared up already, but sometimes it flashes vibrant green for a split second. Kinda unsettling.

Giglamesh, don't worry about it, I ate instant noodles two years too late and I was perfectly fine.

For those who didn't know about this effect: Here is an image that appears to have colors after you look at "trigger" images.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

[Graknorke]

Can confirm that it's still going three and a half hours later. Pretty cool stuff.

[Avis-Mergulus]

Figure I might top it up and see how long the thing keeps going.

in some cases after prolonged exposure to the grids, the effect can last up to three and a half months

Heard some guy watched it for ten minutes, and after five years it still is working. For me it cleared up already, but sometimes it flashes vibrant green for a split second. Kinda unsettling.

Giglamesh, don't worry about it, I ate instant noodles two years too late and I was perfectly fine.

For those who didn't know about this effect: Here is an image that appears to have colors after you look at "trigger" images.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

But it has colors! The horizontal stripes are green, and the verticals are pink. I didn't look at any trigger images or anything either.

[Graknorke]

I think McD meant that's what the smaller grid looks like when you have been staring at the coloured gratings.

[scrdest]

Figure I might top it up and see how long the thing keeps going.

in some cases after prolonged exposure to the grids, the effect can last up to three and a half months

Heard some guy watched it for ten minutes, and after five years it still is working. For me it cleared up already, but sometimes it flashes vibrant green for a split second. Kinda unsettling.

Giglamesh, don't worry about it, I ate instant noodles two years too late and I was perfectly fine.

For those who didn't know about this effect: Here is an image that appears to have colors after you look at "trigger" images.

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

But it has colors! The horizontal stripes are green, and the verticals are pink. I didn't look at any trigger images or anything either.

This is word for word what I'd post if you hadn't first.

[McDonald]

I think McD meant that's what the smaller grid looks like when you have been staring at the coloured gratings.

Of course. It appears to be pink and green while it's actually black and white.

[Avis-Mergulus]

I think McD meant that's what the smaller grid looks like when you have been staring at the coloured gratings.

Of course. It appears to be pink and green while it's actually black and white.

So the one you have posted is actually colored, and it's not just my brain screwing with me, right?

[McDonald]

...It's not, are you joking?

[NullForceOmega]

I just saved the image and there are color outlines around the black bars, green for the horizontal and pink for the vertical, even in thumbnail, so either you posted the wrong image, or someone is playing a joke.  I even zoomed in to max resolution, there are green and pink pixels around the bars.

[UXLZ]

Yeah, there are color outlines.

[Cryxis, Prince of Doom]

oh, no.
Packaged.

There was the foil packet of rice and the foil packet of sauce, mix the two together in the paper pot it came in, microwave for two minutes, eat.

It's just been sitting in a cupboard for presumably over half a decade.

I ate 40 or so year old food... Vietnam era MREs
They weren't bad at all except for the well aged pound cake. Smelled really good and looked nice but only a couple minutes out of package it began to show it's age as the oxygen got to it. It turned brown and started to smell. It also tasted terrible(tasted before it looked bad)

[Lord Shonus]

oh, no.
Packaged.

There was the foil packet of rice and the foil packet of sauce, mix the two together in the paper pot it came in, microwave for two minutes, eat.

It's just been sitting in a cupboard for presumably over half a decade.

I ate 40 or so year old food... Vietnam era MREs
They weren't bad at all except for the well aged pound cake. Smelled really good and looked nice but only a couple minutes out of package it began to show it's age as the oxygen got to it. It turned brown and started to smell. It also tasted terrible(tasted before it looked bad)

I feel obliged to post a few links.

12 year old hot dogs

25 Year Old Cake Mix

23 Year old tinned meat