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US Military Creates Indestructible Sandwich

Posted by michael on from the your-tax-dollars-at-work dept.

Spudley writes "They're capable of surviving airdrops and extreme climates, and able to stay fresh for over 3 years, and the US military wants them to supplement their existing battlefield rations. The article predicts they'll eventually make it to the grocery store too. Apparently, soldiers who tried the pepperoni and barbecue-chicken pocket sandwiches have found them "acceptable"."

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  1. "Acceptable" eh? by reaper20 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Scientist - "So, how do you like these new sandwiches?"
    Tired Grunt - "These taste like absolute shit, the only reason I'm eating this is because I haven't eaten all day and I'm hungry as hell."

    Scientist jots down "acceptable".

  2. Do you realize what this means? by RobKow · · Score: 2, Funny

    Safer food!

    Ahh, leave it to Monty Python to predict this 30 years ago!

    http://www.montypython.net/scripts/cycling.php

  3. That's good because... by MarkusQ · · Score: 4, Funny

    ....sandwiches that stay fresh up to three years...

    This is good news because it isn't that good for you to subsist on nothing but Twinkies.

    --MarkusQ

  4. Re:MRE not that bad by MarkusQ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Why not eat your enemies it would give you incentive to kill kill kill !!!

    Well, for one thing, you'd still have to carry in all the condements, etc. For another, most of my enemies aren't backpackers, so I'd have to haul them in too. And lastly, given what I think most of them are full of, I'm not sure I'd like the taste.

    MREs seem a lot easier and more appitizing.

    -- MarkusQ