Entries tagged with 'weird'
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"Houston, there appears to be a steak-laden alien vessel in low earth orbit, and it's comin' in hot." To help train astronauts, NASA has hired a chemist, Steven Pearce, to recreate the smells of space. Astronauts interviewed after spacewalks reported smelling peculiar odors on their suits and helmets. Pearce: "For them, what comes across is a smell of fried steak, hot metal, and even welding a motorbike, one of them said." [via The Presurfer] Related: Historic Shuttle Mission Sends First Bagels into Space...
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Don't want to get your hands messy or don't have time to order a pizza or make a sandwich during an intense session of Breakout? Gamer Grub is the snack for you. You can't go wrong with these four awesome flavors, "Action Pizza," "Racing Wasabi," "Strategy Chocolate," and "Sport PB&J." Here's a breakdown of what's in each flavor: Action Pizza: Pizza Cashews & Pitas, Tomato Sesame Sticks, Tomato Almonds, Cheese Pitas, and Mozzarella PeanutsRacing Wasabi: Wasabi Soy Almonds and Peanuts, Wasabi Peas, Honey Mustard Sesame Sticks, and Pita ChipsStrategy Chocolate: Almonds, Chocolate Raisins, Cherries, White Chocolate ChipsSports PB&J: Peanuts, Peanut Butter Chips, Strawberry Jelly Chips, Bread Cubes OK, so I'm really not that enthusiastic about this new snack marketed...
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As LunaPierCook points out in SE Talk, the local offices of Congressional Representative John Boehner (R-Ohio) were evacuated yesterday after a suspicious package of bacon arrived there. Authorities think it was sent by a constituent upset that the congressman voted for the $700 billion bailout package on Capitol Hill last week. Pork, get it? Sounds like a waste of bacon to us. Thanks for the link, LPC! Here's some video, after the jump....
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It's official. Monkeys can do a better job waiting on tables than some humans. What, you don't believe me? Watch these videos. The first one has proper British narration that, in fact, explains a lot. The second has no narration. It's a purer form of monkey business. I so want a monkey to bring me a hot towel the next time I go to a bar. Don't you? Animal rights activists, take note: The monkeys only work two hours a day. If they work more, they must get a banana break every thirty minutes. Watch both, after the jump....
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The only way to become a true pork princess is to wear a tiara made of meat. And now you can by following The Anticraft's directions for making a bacon tiara! Be sure to follow all of the safety precautions; the meat paste ingredients include transglutaminase, a protein-binding enzyme. The directions say, "If any area of your body comes into contact with the transglutaminase, flush it thoroughly with water and consult a health care professional." Is the prospect of donning a meat tiara is worth the trouble? [via Boing Boing] Related Bacon Bra Molecular Gastronomy at the French Culinary Institute: Meat Glue Make Your Own Bacon Soap...
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Do you like herring so much, you're willing to get tipsy from it? After a rough day at the office, nothing says relaxation like a herring juice-spiked Grey Goose drink with a herring garnish and squeeze of lemon juice (to cut the fish oils). Jeremy Lebewohl of the 2nd Avenue Deli conceived of this animal, and will hopefully draw the line at corned beef tini. He somehow makes this gross concept look classy, though. The finger snappy music in the background helps. Video, after the jump....
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Io9 blogs about a wacked-out cake-based sci-fi web show, Cakey: The Cake from Outer Space: "The show centers around Cakey, Duncan, and Duncan’s doubting, anorexic, transvestite father, who sees Cakey as nothing but a tempting, tasty way of jumping off the diet wagon. As you can guess, hilarity often ensues."...
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Joe Dilley, owner and operator of Joe's Guide Service in Alaska, can't get enough Moose-ghetti. It's one of his favorite meals in the crock pot, he told NPR, sounding a bit bashful. Besides the Alaskan-Italian fusion dish, he was full of moose cooking tips. How do you prep the meat? You let a little bit of white mold grow on it. The natural enzymes in the meat start breaking it down from being a tough chunk of muscle. Yum, white mold. Almost as good as yesterday's image of a Bic razor shaving a furry moose snout, before it gets boiled in salt water and eventually tastes like beef tongue. Three weeks since the Republican veep nomination, journalists are finally churning...
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An assortment of food-related ornaments from Bronner's You could hang traditional ornaments on your tree, but wouldn't a taco look more interesting than a jovial Santa head? Christmas supplies purveyor Bronner's has all the food-related ornaments you could ever want and some you don't. [via Jezebel]...
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Photograph from dasmart on Flickr Be careful the next time you eat a piece of fruit and want to reproduce its tissue; it might come with its own End User License Agreement: The recipient of the produce contained in this package agrees not to propagate or reproduce any portion of the produce, including (but not limited to) seeds, stems, tissue and fruit. [via Presurfer]...
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