Hello ####, Cows have a digestive tract that is 131 feet long, 20 times longer than the length of its body. Comparatively, the human digestive tract (from the esophagus to large bowel) is only 30 feet long. These organs layer together inside of us like rolled-out dough folded into pastry. Digestion is a process of destruction, the breaking down of whole organisms to their smallest portions. It is the crunch, the runoff of flavors into your mouth, the release of fragrance. It is the orchestra of organs that spill enzymes into your guts, the bacterial ecologies eager to harvest and nourish. For this week's letter: feasts of the visual, tangible, and auditory.
004. Digestive Reliquary
004. Digestive Reliquary
004. Digestive Reliquary
Hello ####, Cows have a digestive tract that is 131 feet long, 20 times longer than the length of its body. Comparatively, the human digestive tract (from the esophagus to large bowel) is only 30 feet long. These organs layer together inside of us like rolled-out dough folded into pastry. Digestion is a process of destruction, the breaking down of whole organisms to their smallest portions. It is the crunch, the runoff of flavors into your mouth, the release of fragrance. It is the orchestra of organs that spill enzymes into your guts, the bacterial ecologies eager to harvest and nourish. For this week's letter: feasts of the visual, tangible, and auditory.