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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.
Whats left behind is a microbial goo thats 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. Its 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.
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posted on
01/28/2018 7:57:13 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
To: Deaf Smith
No thanks, I'll take the space flight that offers the real, authentic Tootsie Rolls !!
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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)
To: BenLurkin
And at the same time, dreading that yet again, stuff is coming out the other end, only to be reprocessed...again...
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posted on
01/28/2018 7:58:55 PM PST
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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.
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:00:12 PM PST
by
rllngrk33
(Tagline undergoing rennovations, please check back at a later date.)
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!)
To: Enchante
They will just repackage it and call it Poopsie Rolls.
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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.)
To: BenLurkin
Wouldnyjaknow this is the most popular thread ? I guess were tired of discussing shit-(head leftist politicians)?
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:07:09 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:11:03 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: Secret Agent Man
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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.)
To: All
YUM!!!!
I’m gonna start saving mine right now!!!
To: BenLurkin
It’s what used to be called a shit sandwich.
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:18:08 PM PST
by
Terry Mross
(Liver spots And blood thinners..)
To: davandbar
I just bought some chipped beef so I can make some shit on a shingle.
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:19:25 PM PST
by
Terry Mross
(Liver spots And blood thinners..)
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)
To: BenLurkin
with all the advances in life, we’r resorting to eating our own poo now? Really?
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:20:12 PM PST
by
Bob434
To: BenLurkin
So, it doesn’t really taste like chicken?
Well, I declare!
To: BenLurkin
Whats left behind is a microbial goo thats 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!
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posted on
01/28/2018 8:29:56 PM PST
by
eldoradude
(Keep calm...we'll get to the carrion part later.)
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.
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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?)
To: lee martell
Hmmmm
Tastes like chicken...(Sh*t)
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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.)
To: BenLurkin
Soylent Green taste better.
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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)
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.
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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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