If you get welted shoes (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9xSnu69Qtg) where the sole is mated to the upper - so if the sole wears out, then you can bring it to the cobbler to get a new sole. And they don’t have to be expensive either - look for used shoes on ebay.
They thought the same thing of the German Marders too - but now I bet some militaries are thinking of an equivalent.
2x click on 2021, compare to 1990
I had deep fried grasshoppers in Mexico. Just imagine eating a handful of popcorn with some peanuts. Same texture, more or less same taste. I did finish the plate and did not gag at all. I would’t go out of my way to order it, but I wouldn’t say no if it was offered again.
On the same trip, I tried a live beetle and OMG, it was disgusting beyond belief. Just think some awful chemical taste. Unfortunately that’s the reality for some desperately poor people in less developed nations.
I wonder if you built a bonfire of $100 dollar bills, how tall would $44 billion look like?
Easy. Buy uncut fruit from a local market - bananas, oranges, mangoes, local fruit.