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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Kids have always been bullies and cruel. Just something one needs to endure.
As to school lunch program, I have mixed thoughts, hate to see going kids hungry. At same time why are parents not feeding their own.
I saw another reply on thread- with what looked like rabbit food- which then reminded me that rabbits re- eat their waste to get missed nutrition.
Marmite on buttered toast. Hmmmm. The salty umame.
My mouth is watering. Damnit. I am going to have to get out the toaster now and make me a slice.
My kids went to school in the 60s-70s and I made their lunches and used WAX PAPER to wrap their sandwiches!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They were teased because they didn’t have plastic sandwich bags.
(I still love wax paper)
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Well, there goes my dream of being an astronaut.
Life is like a shit sandwich,
The more bread you have
The less shit you gotta eat.
Vegemite is awesome btw! Had it every day for the last 55 odd years and still love it.
twas but a bit of humor on a sunday night.
To each his/her own culinary delights
Oh, I dunno, lots of San Fagsicko residents are already familiar with the practice. They LIKE living in close proximity to other males.
8-)
shite on a shingle..
Have to rework the old saying “Eat shit and die” to “Eat shit and live”.
No thanks. I’m not a Dung Beatle.
For a couple of years my husband actually had a NASA Grant to work on a project like this. Yes, there were lots of jokes.
I don’t know how to look at this quite right.
Is it an ass half full, or an ass half empty situation...?
I mean, is it, there goes my last meal, or, here comes my next meal?
#113. Re your husband had a NASA grant “to work on a project like this. Yes, there were lots of jokes”.
Well, he may have succeeded beyond his wildest dreams for those “jokes” are now in Congress.
[For those who don’t get it, it’s the old “turning shit into Democrat congresspeople”.
#81. Re “I’ll have Soylent Green instead, Garcon”.
You forgot to add, “You want fries with that”?
Good, they can start with Hillary, Obama, Comey, Mueller, McCain, etc.
#87. Re “Scientists have found a way to convert human waste into a Vegemite-like food for astronauts”.
Oh, so that’s what they do with dead Democrats. Helen Thomas must seem like a feast. Maxine Waters is going to be hard to get down, but in the end, she’ll come out much like she was in life.
Californicate will now be weighing and taxing your poop for the food value.
This is ABSOLUTELY the FUNNIEST series of comments I’ve ever seen for one article.
Conservatives have more of a sense of humor than the Democrats and Good Humor Man combined.
Our theme song is “Laughing” (Guess Who) as opposed to the crybaby Democrats whose theme song is “Send in the Clowns (Judy Collins).
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