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Space Station Crew Forced to Cut Calories
gollum123 writes "CNN and others are reporting that food is running so low aboard the international space station that both the crew members have been asked to cut their calories, at least until a Russian supply ship arrives in a little over two weeks. The situation is so bad that if a Russian cargo vessel scheduled to arrive on Dec. 25 has a mishap or is significantly delayed, the astronauts, one American and one Russian, will have to abandon the station and return home months ahead of schedule. An independent team is looking into how the food inventory ended up being tracked so poorly and how it can be improved in the future."
.. where are they when you need them?
Wow, talk about strict dieting. Makes me wish I was up there, I know I could loose some of the weight gained from endless amounts of caffeinated drinks...
"a Russian cargo vessel scheduled to arrive on Dec. 25". So they won't me missing out on the brussel sprouts this year. Poor sods :)
Philip
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[...] looking into how the food inventory ended up being tracked so poorly [...]
Hey, even astronauts can get the munchies!
see its true
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Hell, with the savings made they could probably upgrade the menus a bit, instead of eating paste three times a day they could afford to buy the astronauts some hot grits or something equally tasty once in a while.
Making the moon less necessary since 1998.
...where finishing ahead of schedule is a bad thing!
Maybe the astronauts jus ate too much all year so that they can be back home for Christmas turkey.
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Why not turn it into a new reality TV show, a la Survivor? This could easily provide a smidgen of the funding to keep the space station going. And instead of voting people off the space station, the person who loses a challenge gets eaten, so the food situation practically solves itself.
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"An independent team is looking into how the food inventory ended up being tracked so poorly and how it can be improved in the future."
Looks like they have one Mr. H Simpson aboard!
Mmmmm space doughnuts... Woohoo! I've lost 95lbs! Woohoo! Mmmmm freeze dried christmas cake... mmm... Woohoo I'm still 0lbs!
Just don't let him get at the ant colony.
They should never have included those suspicious looking brownies in the last supply run.
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Must ... resist ... comment ... about English food.
I'm proud of myself, but the effort at self-restraint gave me a headache.
I'm sorry if I haven't offended anyone
That's like the British astronaut who was visiting the Mir space station and asked the resident Russian cosmonauts what they did for entertainment. "Oh, we have a bottle of vodka," said one of the Russkies. "Would you like a shot?" The Brit took a swig from the bottle. "It tastes a bit weak," he remarked, "I expected real Russian vodka to have a bit more kick!" "Well," said one of the Russians, "It's been through each of us six times already!"
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Shit, gotta go.
just change the gravitational constant of the universe!
finish your food kiddo... there are hungry astronauts in space.
I don't want to read
Don't we all know by now it's the CARBS that count and not calories?
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Wrong, wrong, wrong. Don't they realize if they eat Chinese take out they'll just be hungry in a half hour? It's not rocket science, people!
If the astronauts are upset that NASA screwed up the food supply, they could always rebel and go on a hunger strike.
Uh, wait..That's what NASA wants them to do...
If "disco" means "I learn" in Latin, does "discothèque" mean "I learn technology"?
Upside: No drug laws in space.
Downside: You still get the munchies.
There are 01 kinds of cars in the world. The General Lee, and everything else.
motherly order a the dining table:
"Now Johnny, finish your vegetables. Don't you know the astronauts on the space station don't have enought to eat?"
"Piter, too, is dead."
No, just change from English to metric. That ought to do it.