BlueMonkOne t1_iya9fiy wrote
Do they ban dairy products, brussel sprouts and broccoli as well? If not, this is 100% bean-discrimination.
April_Spring_1982 OP t1_iyae32c wrote
According to the article "NASA banned flatulence-inducing foods like beans, cabbage, sprouts and broccoli. " This is from 2010, so standards may have changed. I've read that other banned foods include salt and pepper and bread (crumbs/tiny grains are dangerous).
odd_1nt3g3r5 t1_iyaeexs wrote
To expand on the bread thing - they use tortillas instead because of the lack of crumbs
April_Spring_1982 OP t1_iyaelw1 wrote
Apparently astronaut ice cream is a lie because it also produces crumbs.
starmartyr t1_iyao3mb wrote
It's actually much safer for them to eat normal ice cream.
dinoroo t1_iyc4ned wrote
Aside from the possible diarrhea.
BlueMatWheel123 t1_iyd4i0z wrote
You get diarrhea from eating ice cream?
I've never heard that before.
I hate to break it to you, but you might be lactose intolerant.
BlueMonkOne t1_iyaglvt wrote
Somebody sneezing must send shivers down every astronaut's spine.
dinoroo t1_iyc4q4y wrote
I’d usually hold my breath when someoen around me sneezes. So I would definitely die of asphyxiation if it happened in that environment. The little snot-spit droplets would travel forever.
MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_iycf0m2 wrote
I'd have to imagine they would stop when they reached a wall, they are a bit sticky
everyonemr t1_iyf6ry3 wrote
All the dehydrated gift shop astronaut food are lies.
They put their food in a rehydration machine before eating it.
fartfilledpieofpenis t1_iybtjxl wrote
Will you say why crumbs are dangerous?
LiamTheHuman t1_iyc2q4b wrote
Imagine little pieces of food floating around everywhere.
MonkeysOnMyBottom t1_iycex5a wrote
Do you want ants bred specifically for zero-g? Because that is how you get ants bred specifically for zero-g!
Illogical_Blox t1_iycu5uj wrote
Small pieces of things get into sensitive equipment and foul it up.
Jewel-jones t1_iyc4z88 wrote
Fire hazard I think?
RTSUbiytsa t1_iycb4dg wrote
Crumbs from bread could get into (I believe) the oxidizer (don't quote me this is all from memory at 4 AM) which could then set fire to it and cause a complete destruction of the craft
It was something along those lines, like it's not just that there are little bits of food going around, it's cause of a severe danger - same reason why space pens were invented instead of just using pencils, cause those bits of lead you wipe away after writing don't just go away in space, they get sucked into the ventilation and fuck shit up
n0t-again t1_iyceomq wrote
No salt and pepper?!? Now that’s pushing it…
OpinionBearSF t1_iycmnff wrote
> No salt and pepper?!? Now that’s pushing it…
They have salt & pepper in liquid form, since using it unmodified in solid form in micro-gravity would be dangerous. For example, it could be accidentally inhaled, get in eyes, etc.
Here's a video (pre-skipped to 14:54) that addresses it.
awddavis t1_iydf0kt wrote
They actually use salt and pepper “water” so a dissolved solution that allows for seasoning without the crumbs!
Any_League_1831 t1_iydf6jt wrote
Broccoli doesn’t make me gassy. Neither do beans lmao
Exoddity t1_iyb9zvy wrote
Damned pythagoreans trying to push their anti-bean agenda on our astronauts.
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