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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That particular ‘junk’ wasn’t trying to sell ‘sweat in a can’ or whatever it is the Japanese are trying to push. It had scientific value to it when it got there (assuming it survived impact).
Let me guess, since it’s Japanese it will have to somehow feature a female superhero school girl who in transforming loses her school uniform becoming momentarily naked before donning her super hero costume. I mean that is kind of the standard for Japanese isn’t it?
Great. Humanity hasn’t settled the moon yet, so we’re sending our litter on ahead?
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