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China: Volunteers test worm diet for astronauts
BBC ^
| 22 May 2014 Last updated at 07:13 ET
Posted on 05/27/2014 12:01:22 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Three researchers have been eating worms for 105 days, while living in a sealed laboratory in Beijing, to test whether astronauts could use them as their main source of protein.
The volunteers fattened up the worms on plants grown inside the Moon Palace One biosphere at the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, the South China Morning Post reports. They had various preparations for eating the worms - using a bean sauce and other seasonings to make the dish as appealing as possible.
The idea of feeding protein-rich mealworms to astronauts was apparently raised as early as 2009, but scientists at western space agencies worried they would be unappetising and lower astronaut morale.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: astronauts; china; mealworms; worms
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05/27/2014 12:01:22 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
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05/27/2014 12:02:08 PM PDT
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dfwgator
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:04:33 PM PDT
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chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: BenLurkin
The early bird gets the worm.
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05/27/2014 12:06:26 PM PDT
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Veggie Todd
(The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. TJ)
To: Veggie Todd
The second mouse gets the cheese.
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05/27/2014 12:08:08 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: BenLurkin
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05/27/2014 12:10:04 PM PDT
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Daffynition
(I stand with the Bundy Family!)
To: BenLurkin
Their cousins on Arrakis are not amused.
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05/27/2014 12:12:26 PM PDT
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familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: chajin
It was the very first thing that came to my mind!
“Nobody likes me, Everybody hates me.....”
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05/27/2014 12:12:42 PM PDT
by
left that other site
(You shall know the Truth, and The Truth Shall Set You Free.)
To: BenLurkin
China: Volunteers test worm diet for astronauts A few questions:
Do the chicoms put the worms in little tubes like our astronauts eat from?
Does it taste like chicken?
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05/27/2014 12:13:32 PM PDT
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The Sons of Liberty
("Our brethren are already in the field! Why stand we here idle?" - Patrick Henry, 1775)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
Post “Diet of Worms” and somebody is liable to turn this into a Catholic Ping...
To: BenLurkin
For the rest of their lives, they’ll have to avoid live bait shops.
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05/27/2014 12:21:03 PM PDT
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NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi - Revolution is a'brewin!!!)
To: BenLurkin
There are Chinese restaurants, and then there are Chinese restaurants. ( suffice it to say, none of their lunches cause me to barf like a Big Mac does )
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05/27/2014 12:21:59 PM PDT
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faithhopecharity
((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..))
To: BenLurkin
Normal Chinese food you eat and an hour later you are hungry again. With worms it takes a long time to get your appetite back.
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05/27/2014 12:30:01 PM PDT
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Starstruck
(If my reply offends, you probably don't understand sarcasm or criticism...or do.)
To: BenLurkin
North Koreans would kill to have as good a diet.
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05/27/2014 12:39:04 PM PDT
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Blood of Tyrants
(Haven't you lost enough freedoms? Support an end to the WOD now.)
To: BenLurkin
This is something else Michelle can put on the school lunch menu.
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05/27/2014 12:40:03 PM PDT
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Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Blood of Tyrants
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posted on
05/27/2014 12:40:55 PM PDT
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Kackikat
To: Blood of Tyrants
Worms, seriously? YUK. Please send my share to N. Korea.
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05/27/2014 12:41:23 PM PDT
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Kackikat
To: BenLurkin
Don’t eat the green beans!!!!
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05/27/2014 12:42:21 PM PDT
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jettester
(I got paid to break 'em - not fly 'em)
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