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| − | A '''carrot''' is a [[vegan]] food item worth 50 nutrition points. | + | A '''carrot''' is a [[vegan]] food item worth 50 [[nutrition]] points. They are [[permafood]] and can be used to cure [[blindness]]. |
| − | + | == Generation == | |
| − | + | [[Knight]]s start the game with 10-20 uncursed carrots. | |
| − | + | == Effects == | |
| − | + | You can eat a carrot to cure [[blindness]] (except from a [[cream pie]]).{{refsrc|src/eat.c|2166|nethack=3.6.1}} A [[pet]] can also eat a carrot to cure blindness.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|230|nethack=3.6.1|comment='eyes' is used in line 348 to cure blindness}} You can use a carrot as a [[treat]] for training an herbivorous pet such as a [[horse]]. Non-herbivorous pets also consider a carrot a treat if they are blind.{{refsrc|src/dog.c|822|nethack=3.6.1}} | |
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| − | + | == Origin == | |
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| + | The use of carrots to cure blindness originates from the [[real life]] rumor that the vitamin A in carrots helps improve your vision, which snopes.com classifies as a false legend.<ref>http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages</ref> | ||
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| + | == Strategy == | ||
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| + | Knights should not eat their starting carrots on a whim. Because of the relative shortage of vegetarian food, the carrots may prove essential for feeding their pet horse. | ||
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| + | == Encyclopedia entry == | ||
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| + | {{encyclopedia| | ||
| + | In World War II, Britain's air ministry spread the word that | ||
| + | a diet of these vegetables helped pilots see Nazi bombers | ||
| + | attacking at night. That was a lie intended to cover the real | ||
| + | matter of what was underpinning the Royal Air Force's successes: | ||
| + | Airborne Interception Radar, also known as AI. ... British | ||
| + | Intelligence didn't want the Germans to find out about the | ||
| + | superior new technology helping protect the nation, so they | ||
| + | created a rumor to afford a somewhat plausible-sounding | ||
| + | explanation for the sudden increase in bombers being shot down. | ||
| + | ... The disinformation was so persuasive that the English public | ||
| + | took to eating carrots to help them find their way during the | ||
| + | blackouts. | ||
| + | |[ Urban Legends Reference Pages ] | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
| + | <references /> | ||
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[[Category:Comestibles]] | [[Category:Comestibles]] | ||
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Revision as of 01:50, 18 December 2019
A carrot is a vegan food item worth 50 nutrition points. They are permafood and can be used to cure blindness.
Generation
Knights start the game with 10-20 uncursed carrots.
Effects
You can eat a carrot to cure blindness (except from a cream pie).[1] A pet can also eat a carrot to cure blindness.[2] You can use a carrot as a treat for training an herbivorous pet such as a horse. Non-herbivorous pets also consider a carrot a treat if they are blind.[3]
Origin
The use of carrots to cure blindness originates from the real life rumor that the vitamin A in carrots helps improve your vision, which snopes.com classifies as a false legend.[4]
Strategy
Knights should not eat their starting carrots on a whim. Because of the relative shortage of vegetarian food, the carrots may prove essential for feeding their pet horse.
Encyclopedia entry
In World War II, Britain's air ministry spread the word that
a diet of these vegetables helped pilots see Nazi bombers
attacking at night. That was a lie intended to cover the real
matter of what was underpinning the Royal Air Force's successes:
Airborne Interception Radar, also known as AI. ... British
Intelligence didn't want the Germans to find out about the
superior new technology helping protect the nation, so they
created a rumor to afford a somewhat plausible-sounding
explanation for the sudden increase in bombers being shot down.
... The disinformation was so persuasive that the English public
took to eating carrots to help them find their way during the
blackouts.
References
- ↑ src/eat.c in NetHack 3.6.1, line 2166
- ↑ src/dog.c in NetHack 3.6.1, line 230: 'eyes' is used in line 348 to cure blindness
- ↑ src/dog.c in NetHack 3.6.1, line 822
- ↑ http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/carrots.asp Urban Legends Reference Pages
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