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Scientists have found a way to convert human waste into a Vegemite-like food for astronauts
news.com.au ^

Posted on 01/28/2018 7:04:33 PM PST by BenLurkin

ASTRONAUTS on missions to Mars and beyond could soon survive off a “Vegemite-like” substance made from human waste.

Scientists have just developed the method which uses microbes to break down solid and liquid waste.

What’s left behind is a “microbial goo” that’s high in protein and fat — essential qualities for food sources needed for long space voyages.

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“Imagine if someone were to finetune our system so that you could get 85 per cent of the carbon and nitrogen back from waste into protein without having to use hydroponics or artificial light,” Professor House said.

“That would be a fantastic development for deep-space travel. It’s faster than growing tomatoes or potatoes.”

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TOPICS: Food
KEYWORDS: crap; food; space; vegemite
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To: TBP

Probably have to drink that to get this stuff down.


61 posted on 01/28/2018 7:57:13 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: Deaf Smith
No thanks, I'll take the space flight that offers the real, authentic Tootsie Rolls !!


62 posted on 01/28/2018 7:58:35 PM PST by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: BenLurkin

And at the same time, dreading that yet again, stuff is coming out the other end, only to be reprocessed...again...


63 posted on 01/28/2018 7:58:55 PM PST by Secret Agent Man ( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: BenLurkin

I thought the Japanese had figured it out a couple of years ago. It was called Soylent Brown on Facebook at the time.


64 posted on 01/28/2018 8:00:12 PM PST by rllngrk33 (Tagline undergoing rennovations, please check back at a later date.)
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To: BenLurkin

I know a dog that would make a great astronaut.


65 posted on 01/28/2018 8:03:19 PM PST by Moonman62 (Make America Great Again!)
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To: Enchante

They will just repackage it and call it Poopsie Rolls.


66 posted on 01/28/2018 8:03:29 PM PST by Enterprise (Do away with all symbols of past slavery. Start with the Democrat Party.)
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To: BenLurkin

Wouldnyjaknow this is the most popular thread ? I guess we’re tired of discussing shit-(head leftist politicians)?


67 posted on 01/28/2018 8:07:09 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: BenLurkin

68 posted on 01/28/2018 8:11:03 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: Secret Agent Man

69 posted on 01/28/2018 8:14:43 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: All

YUM!!!!

I’m gonna start saving mine right now!!!


70 posted on 01/28/2018 8:16:35 PM PST by LegendHasIt
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To: BenLurkin

It’s what used to be called a shit sandwich.


71 posted on 01/28/2018 8:18:08 PM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: davandbar

I just bought some chipped beef so I can make some shit on a shingle.


72 posted on 01/28/2018 8:19:25 PM PST by Terry Mross (Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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To: davandbar

Sandwich?

More like a Pu Pu Platter.


73 posted on 01/28/2018 8:19:34 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: BenLurkin

with all the advances in life, we’r resorting to eating our own poo now? Really?


74 posted on 01/28/2018 8:20:12 PM PST by Bob434
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To: BenLurkin

So, it doesn’t really taste like chicken?
Well, I declare!


75 posted on 01/28/2018 8:26:24 PM PST by lee martell
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To: BenLurkin
What’s left behind is a “microbial goo” that’s high in protein and fat — essential qualities for food sources needed for long space voyages.

Also essential qualities for feeding the hungry in turd world shidthole countries.

Eat shidt and prosper!

76 posted on 01/28/2018 8:29:56 PM PST by eldoradude (Keep calm...we'll get to the carrion part later.)
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To: BenLurkin

I suppose you could get used to anything, if you are starving.
That not being the case, I think I will PASS, so to speak.


77 posted on 01/28/2018 8:31:23 PM PST by Richard Axtell (So, this is the Third World! What happened to the first two?)
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To: lee martell

Hmmmm

Tastes like chicken...(Sh*t)


78 posted on 01/28/2018 8:32:13 PM PST by Oscar in Batangas (12:01 PM 1/20/2017...The end of an error.)
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To: BenLurkin

Soylent Green taste better.


79 posted on 01/28/2018 8:33:33 PM PST by WMarshal ("IN AMERICA WE DON’T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT — WE WORSHIP GOD." POTUS tweet 2017)
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To: boknows

“This should drastically reduce the number of applicants.”

I think you’re right. The only ones who will apply are the buttsharks who are used to the taste of ass already.


80 posted on 01/28/2018 8:35:18 PM PST by WMarshal ("IN AMERICA WE DON’T WORSHIP GOVERNMENT — WE WORSHIP GOD." POTUS tweet 2017)
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