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Experts warn of space cannibalism if colonists’ food systems fail
NY Post ^ | 2 Jan 2022 | Peter Aitken

Posted on 01/02/2022 6:41:20 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT

Two space scholars have warned that astronauts may turn to cannibalism if humans do not prepare enough for the rigors of colonizing outer space.

Dr. Cameron Smith, a co-founder of Pacific Spaceflight, agreed that it will prove vital to “establish a really good farming system and put in a lot of stored food.”

The professors argued for different target locations for such colonies, with Cockell electing for moons around Jupiter and Saturn and Smith suggesting that the asteroid belt might provide the best potential.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Food; Travel
KEYWORDS: cannibalism
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Not to worry! As most know the USA has an abundance of attorneys and it is well known they cannot starve to death.

Because they will eat each other first.

1 posted on 01/02/2022 6:41:20 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Soylent Green is people, people!


2 posted on 01/02/2022 6:42:56 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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Rationing food will cause all to tighten their asteroid belts.


3 posted on 01/02/2022 6:43:40 PM PST by BipolarBob (WHY are there no Democrats on Mt. Rushmore?)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I can grok it.

Cannibalism is the Martian way.


4 posted on 01/02/2022 6:44:29 PM PST by BeauBo
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

5 posted on 01/02/2022 6:45:32 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

These guys are good!
Most people headed for space just don’t prepare enough.

(throwing a couple more protein bars in my space bug out bag)


6 posted on 01/02/2022 6:46:06 PM PST by TigersEye (Ray Epps didn't kill himself.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

It’s like socialism: after a while, they’ll run out of other people’s money.

So, after a while, there won’t be enough people to eat.


7 posted on 01/02/2022 6:46:28 PM PST by adorno
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To: BeauBo
So is sex with anything you can get to hold still apparently.
8 posted on 01/02/2022 6:46:33 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (add a dab of lavender in milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing with it)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If TikTok is still a thing we’ll get to see little 20 second videos of them eating each other alive, often to God awful pop music.


9 posted on 01/02/2022 6:47:33 PM PST by Antihero101607
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To: BenLurkin

Is that from Yellow Jackets?

I heard of it, but don’t have any desire to watch it.

I’m sure it’s woke.


10 posted on 01/02/2022 6:48:18 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Lots and lots of “girl power.”


11 posted on 01/02/2022 6:49:36 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire. Or both.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So do the Yellow Jackets eat each other?

Not in the biblical sense. 🤡


12 posted on 01/02/2022 6:51:53 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum ("Communism is not love. Communism is a hammer which we use to crush the enemy." ― Mao Zedong)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Proclamations like this just show what degenerate minds the leftist “experts” entrenched in american universities have.


13 posted on 01/02/2022 6:52:43 PM PST by imabadboy99
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Thanks for the warning expert idiots.


14 posted on 01/02/2022 6:54:56 PM PST by Williams (Stop Tolerating The Intolerant)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

If Moon Based human colonies ever become an actual event, vs a debate, it would take a very specific, very uncommon kind of person to qualify for that duty. They would need to be smart enough to absorb all the training, but virtually devoid of ego, ambition and optimism other than getting their one job done.

They would need to be the kind of person for whom family life holds no great importance. But if someone doesn’t care about his family, he usually doesn’t care much about teamwork or cooperation either.


15 posted on 01/02/2022 6:56:12 PM PST by lee martell
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Experts in space colonization?

How?

This is just ludicrous the number of “experts “ we have floating around, pontificating about stuff nobody ever had experience with before. But suddenly, “experts say”……


16 posted on 01/02/2022 6:56:17 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith…)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Then suggest sending michael moore.


17 posted on 01/02/2022 6:56:56 PM PST by Track9 (Agamemnon came home to a HRC type party. )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

So stupid. People may do this in a survival situation here on earth. And they have. Dumb.


18 posted on 01/02/2022 6:58:04 PM PST by vpintheak (Live free, or die!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Space Cannibals, scourge of the universe!


19 posted on 01/02/2022 6:58:36 PM PST by Bobalu (Figure out what you like, learn enough to be dangerous, and then start fiddling around)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

They just need to develop an artificial organ that can process used ATP into fresh ATP.

Then all the energy can be provided via solar panel/nuke etc...

The only food needed would be water and vitamins/minerals and a few other nutrients not part of the ATP cycle.


20 posted on 01/02/2022 6:58:44 PM PST by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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