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Kimchi in Space

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the use-a-pencil dept.

rtknox00 writes "For astronauts spending months in space, the smallest touch of home can make a big difference. So when South Korea's first astronaut Ko San boards the International Space Station this April he'll be bringing along a hefty supply of kimchi, the national dish of his native country. While bringing a cherished food on a long journey might seem like a simple act, taking kimchi into space required millions of dollars in research and years of work." Science may never get Thorramatur in orbit.

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  1. Awesome! by jimbobborg · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, it's nice that they are allowing this, however, I suspect that the smell will permeate everything in the station. Just saying.

    1. Re:Awesome! by antifoidulus · · Score: 5, Funny

      Better than the smell burritos make AFTER they have been eaten.... I would hate to be aboard the first ship that stows away something from burrito king....

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    2. Re:Awesome! by Translation+Error · · Score: 5, Funny

      Just wait until someone wants to bring his beloved durian aboard.

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    3. Re:Awesome! by UnanimousCoward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Dude, you know not of what you speak. Being an expert on vernacular-food-related flatulence:

      f(kimchi) >> f(buritto)

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    4. Re:Awesome! by g0bshiTe · · Score: 5, Funny

      You aparently never have eaten Kimchi before.
      I dated a half Korean girl, her mom used to make it all the time.
      The stuff smells like the ass of a dead dog, tastes great, but leaves you with Montezumas revenge 10x worse than Taco Hell ever thought about doing.

      Why in space?
      Because in space no one can hear your scream.

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  2. mm.. by newbie56k · · Score: 5, Funny

    So thats where our tax money went... researching the fluid mechanics of kimchi in 0 g..

  3. Well, I guess... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    in space no one can hear you fart.

    1. Re:Well, I guess... by catdevnull · · Score: 5, Funny

      If I had mod points, I'd promote this to +5 funny. I laughed so hard I farted myself.

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  4. Re:kimchi by crazyeddie740 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Yes, and World War II was essentially a frank exchange of opinion.