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JAPAN PLANS FIRST LUNAR BILLBOARD
Breitbart ^
| 5-19-14
| by JORDAN SCHACHTEL
Posted on 05/19/2014 1:31:24 PM PDT by kingattax
Japan has announced plans to become the first country to advertise on the moon.
According to UPI, Japanese company Otsuka plans to send a 2.2 pound titanium can to the moon that will act as a miniature billboard. The can will be filled with Pocari Sweat Powder, which turns into a sports drink when water is added. Otsuka said it hopes to inspire people to travel the almost 250 thousand miles to the moon and be the first to add water to the cannister, creating a well-deserved refreshment after the long journey.
Otsuka hopes that one day youths interested in space will live out their dreams, collect the DREAM CAPSULE and drink the POCARI SWEAT mixed with the water found on the moon, said the press release.
The can is expected to hit the lunar surface via the Falcon 9 spacecraft, which was designed by SpaceX under billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.
The capsule will be engraved with messages from Japanese schoolchildren, stored as data on 120 titanium plates.
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maybe the kids could catch a ride to the moon from "gamera"
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:31:24 PM PDT
by
kingattax
To: kingattax
maybe the kids could catch a ride to the moon from "gamera"which is almost as good as bringing a Rodan sculpture...
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:34:50 PM PDT
by
chajin
("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
To: kingattax
RE
Otsuka hopes that one day youths interested in space will live out their dreams, collect the DREAM CAPSULE and drink the POCARI SWEAT mixed with the water found on the moon, said the press release. “ Right, maybe they will text themselves there.
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:35:15 PM PDT
by
sickoflibs
(Obama : 'The debate is over. The time for talk is over. I won. ')
To: kingattax
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:37:10 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: kingattax
Kewl
When do they open the first all night diner??
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:38:07 PM PDT
by
Regulator
To: kingattax; Revolting cat!; JoeProBono; Slings and Arrows; GeronL; Daffynition
Otsuka hopes that one day youths interested in space will live out their dreams, collect the DREAM CAPSULE and drink the POCARI SWEAT mixed with the water found on the moon, said the press release.
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:38:30 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: Yo-Yo
Just more
Earth trash to be spread through out the Universe!
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:38:50 PM PDT
by
DocJhn
To: Regulator
Is the lunar all night diner located on the dark side of the moon?
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:38:58 PM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(The new witchhunt: "Do you NOW, . . . or have you EVER , . . supported traditional marriage?")
To: kingattax
If there isn’t some sort of U.N. resolution to prevent junking up the moon like that, there ought to be. That’s just tacky. And we got more than enough tacky to go around down here as it is.
To: kingattax
MOST important would be that they bring back the used can to Recycle, so as not to litter the lunar landscape
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:41:19 PM PDT
by
mikrofon
(Hey, 5 yen is 5 yen too ;)
To: Viking2002
since it’s doing such a great job with the earth, you suggest letting the UN start mucking up space too ?
you might want to rethink that
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:41:28 PM PDT
by
kingattax
(America needs more real Americans.)
To: a fool in paradise
Is the lunar all night diner located on the dark side of the moon?
Is no darkside, only nearside and farside.
Fight the Free Sh☭t Nation
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:41:54 PM PDT
by
Mycroft Holmes
(<= Mash name for HTML Xampp PHP C JavaScript primer. Programming for everyone.)
To: kingattax
Yeah, on second thought, they’d find a way to having it look like Times Square in the process.........
To: kingattax
According to UPI, Japanese company Otsuka plans to send a 2.2 pound titanium can to the moon that will act as a miniature billboard. The can will be filled with Pocari Sweat Powder, which turns into a sports drink when water is added. Otsuka said it hopes to inspire people to travel the almost 250 thousand miles to the moon and be the first to add water to the cannister, creating a well-deserved refreshment after the long journey.
Sounds less like a billboard and more like a remotely situated can of dehydrated sports drink. How far do they expect somebody to go for a bottle of Gatorade, anyway?
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:43:35 PM PDT
by
Milton Miteybad
(I am Jim Thompson. {Really.})
To: kingattax
Same thing:
To: a fool in paradise
No, in orbit.
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:44:44 PM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(Is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: kingattax
“...Otsuka said it hopes to inspire people to travel the almost 250 thousand miles to the moon and be the first to add water to the cannister, creating a well-deserved refreshment after the long journey.”
Hope they don’t perish from lack of oxygen when they open their face shield to drink the mixture...
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:45:46 PM PDT
by
BBB333
(Q: Which is grammatically correct? Joe Biden IS or Joe Biden ARE an idiot?)
To: All
we need to make sure that sheila jackson lee doesn’t find out about this !
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posted on
05/19/2014 1:47:39 PM PDT
by
kingattax
(America needs more real Americans.)
To: Viking2002
“If there isnt some sort of U.N. resolution to prevent junking up the moon like that, there ought to be. Thats just tacky. And we got more than enough tacky to go around down here as it is.”
There's a dozen tons of junk on the moon from the USA alone
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posted on
05/19/2014 2:06:02 PM PDT
by
varyouga
To: kingattax
no no no a thousand times no
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posted on
05/19/2014 2:09:06 PM PDT
by
blueplum
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