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First Ever Public Tasting of Lab-Grown Cultured Beef Burger

Posted by samzenpus on from the tastes-like-chicken dept.

vikingpower writes "Today, at 14:00 Western European Time (9:00 am Eastern), Professor Mark Post of Maastricht University (the Netherlands) will present a world first: he will cook and serve a burger made from Cultured Beef in front of an invited audience in London. The event will include a brief explanation of the science behind the burger. You can watch the event live, online. The project's fact sheet is to be found here (pdf)." The BBC is reporting that Sergey Brin is the mystery backer behind the project.

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  1. Solving Canibalism by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    This way they can produce human meat for canibals... and curious people asking if we taste like chicken to them.

    1. Re:Solving Canibalism by arth1 · · Score: 3, Funny

      According to Idi Amin, human flesh tasted quite salty, even saltier than leopard.

  2. There's a man .... by Cordus+Mortain · · Score: 5, Funny

    .... putting his money where his mouth is

  3. I'm gonna witch it by Dthief · · Score: 4, Funny
    curse ye eaters of beef most foul

    toil toil grey sludge and genetically engineered eye of newt

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    1. Re:I'm gonna witch it by P-niiice · · Score: 4, Funny

      you will be burned at the steak

  4. Re:You would think. . . by skovnymfe · · Score: 3, Funny

    If he did it in America, someone would sue him for going against Gods will.

  5. Re:You would think. . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    You know, as an American, I resent that remark. We do not sue for going against God's will.

    We burn you at the steak.

    Yes. I went there.

  6. Re:You would think. . . by JackieBrown · · Score: 1, Funny

    Ha ha ha. American's hate change and love God. Pretty insightful and funny about how backwards we all are.

    I remember the Slashdot thread on Thatcher's death. Seems like a number of british are still bitching about fake ice cream.

  7. Predicted Results by Somebody+Is+Using+My · · Score: 4, Funny

    Predicted results, in order of severity (best results first)

    1) "But when are you starting to serve the lab-grown meat?"
    2) "Tasty!"
    3) "Not bad"
    4) "Tastes like chicken"
    5) Vomiting
    6) Addictive; taster cannot stop eating... literally
    7) Turns taster into cow
    8) Turns taster into cannibalistic mutant psychotics
    9) Triggers the Rapture
    10) "Tastes like McDonalds"

  8. Re:You would think. . . by king+neckbeard · · Score: 4, Funny

    There are many things American don't do well, but we are pretty good about not burning our steaks.

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  9. Re:You would think. . . by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    > hamburger ... McDonalds

    So... When did you eat the hamburger?