Message 16/21
Date: 17-Sep-04 @ 03:38 PM Edit: 17-Sep-04 | 03:39 PM -
RE: Rabbit for ransom!
eh, good point pict
what i know is to make 2.2 lbs (1 kg) you need: 1˝ cup soybeans, 22 cups water and a little bit of coagulant. i kg of kilo should be sufficient to sustain an adult a whole week (sure, a bit of rice would be nice to go along but ...)
here's the phrase that triggered the interrogation: "Even their plants seem to be thriving"
taken out of:
" The blue-and white earth is gone now, it's remnant a mere pinpoint of light in their window, and dimmer than Venus. Their destination, out the opposite porthole, is a plump red beacon, larger and more inviting as the weeks go by. The crew enjoy discussing these impressions with one another and with Mission Control, although with a ten minute time delay conversation with Earth is becoming increasingly stilted. Everyone is proud of the fact-at the halfway point- they are all strong and well, physically and mentally. Even their plants seem to be thriving." *
maybe i read too much into it and he's referring to decorative philodendrons, having a bunch of rabbits in the freezer ? :/
*Michael Collins, Mission to Mars, National Geographic November 1988.
soy in space