Asparagus question

[MX2]

I enjoy roasted asparagus with a hint of garlic from time to time. Why does it affect the smell of urine to such a strong degree? Is it bad for your kidneys to eat too much?

 

[n666]

you sniff y our urine?

 

[Hammer]

it has a sulfur compound called mercaptan. when your body breaks it down, it releases the smell as a byproduct.

 

[mobobuff]

Who cares, asparagus is good stuff.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: n666
you sniff y our urine?

Let me get this right. Is your nose in a different room when you use the bathroom?

 

[FoBoT]

hammer, you will get a bad reputation if you provide a good/useful answer so quickly/too often

 

[GasX]

Originally posted by: n666
you sniff y our urine?

You can tell when someone else has had asparagus... The smell is damn strong.

 

[Hammer]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
hammer, you will get a bad reputation if you provide a good/useful answer so quickly/too often

nah, i only provided good/useful answers 10% of the time. my reputation will remain intact. 😉

 

[n666]

Originally posted by: MX2times

Originally posted by: n666
you sniff y our urine?

Let me get this right. Is your nose in a different room when you use the bathroom?

yes, my penus is 10' long so i have to hire a person to carry it to the bathroom and use it like a firehose.

 

[MX2]

Originally posted by: Hammer

Originally posted by: FoBoT
hammer, you will get a bad reputation if you provide a good/useful answer so quickly/too often

nah, i only provided good/useful answers 10% of the time. my reputation will remain intact. 😉

Personally, I enjoyed a mature and logical response so soon.:thumbsup:

 

[joecool]

mmm, asparagus ...

 

[saxophonoia]

strange, a coworker was talking about the same thing today. very scary.

 

[CrazyApe]

Try it grilled sometime with butter and garlic. Fantastic!

 

[AdamSnow]

Interesting fact : It doesnt change the smell of urine for everyone... only if you have a gene that does it... 🙂

 

[Deleted member 139972]

It's pretty damn normal.

 

[lancestorm]

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1290157&enterthread=y&arctab=y

 

[neonerd]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Interesting fact : It doesnt change the smell of urine for everyone... only if you have a gene that does it... 🙂

mine smells the same 😕

i knew i was missing something...DOH!

god didn't give me the funny-smelling-urine-after-asparagus gene 🙁:brokenheart:

 

[KingPhil]

Damn you, now I've gotta eat some asparagus just to see what my urine smells like........ haha

 

[Armitage]

Lol - I knew what the question was just from the thread title.

 

[NyteCrawler]

Seriously, if you are smelling your own urine, don't worry about the asparagus.

 

[FrustratedUser]

I need to try some of this stuff.

 

[MX2]

My recipe...

After thorughly washing and breaking the stalks at the weak point. Arrange in 9x12 pan (try to keep it to one layer)with a bit of olive oil and sprinkled garlic powder. Roast in oven at 350-400 coverd with foil for 10 min. Remove foil and cook an additional 10 min till asparagus just barely starts to crisp at the ends. Yum😀

 

[djheater]

Originally posted by: AdamSnow
Interesting fact : It doesnt change the smell of urine for everyone... only if you have a gene that does it... 🙂

Interesting fact:
It does change the smell of urine for everyone, but some people don't have the ability to smell it.

 

[jadinolf]

Originally posted by: mobobuff
Who cares, asparagus is good stuff.

Sure is and I'm having it tonite.