army rations that can be rehydrated by urine. truly

[roguevalley]

Here is the addy:

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99996185

Here is part of the article: They say the idea is to reduce the water ration for soldiers. I can't wait to sign up myself.


Would you eat food cooked in your own urine? Food scientists working for the US military have developed a dried food ration that troops can hydrate by adding the filthiest of muddy swamp water or even peeing on it.

The ration comes in a pouch containing a filter that removes 99.9 per cent of bacteria and most toxic chemicals from the water used to rehydrate it, according to the Combat Feeding Directorate, part of the US Army Soldier Systems Center in Natick, Massachusetts. This is the same organisation that created the "indestructible sandwich" that will stay fresh for three years (New Scientist print edition, 10 April 2002).

The aim is to reduce the amount of water soldiers need to carry. One day's food supply of three meals, weighs 3.5 kilograms but that can be reduced to about 0.4 kilograms with the dehydrated pouches, says spokeswoman Diane Wood.

The pouch - containing chicken and rice initially - relies on osmosis to filter the water or urine. When two solutions of different concentrations are separated by a semipermeable membrane, with gaps that allow only water molecules to pass through, the water is drawn to the more concentrated side.

SNIP!

The body will not find this toxic over the short term, says Ed Beaudry, an engineer with HTI, but rehydrating food this way in the long term would cause kidney damage.


YUM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another cost benefit from Bush, the Veteran's Veteran

[ScreamingMeemie]

1. Oh Puke...

Just puke. :puke:

Please may our troops never have to rely on this "type" of sustenance

Kind of WaterWorldish, eh?

[DenverDem]

2. In Homer Simpson voice:"MMM, pissy chicken and rice."

This should help recruiting.

[alphafemale]

3. yummy

Put this on a recruitment poster.

Eat piss. Or Die.

I dare them.

Tell the truth to those kids they're stalking.

[olddem43]

4. This is strictly in character for this administration -

after all, they have been feeding the whole country shit for almost 4 years.

[frylock]

5. it makes it's own gravy..

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.

[SmileyBoy]

6. The subject line is worthy of "Acid-Induced Subject Line Of The Year".

:crazy:

[politicat]

7. Put it in the survival kit. But it's not going to replace MREs....

In a survival situation, it's a good idea and may save someone. But it's far from practical for any sort of long-term site.

Pcat (who would probably throw a couple in the emergency box in the trunk of the car if they ever hit the surplus store.)

[Solly Mack]

8. "Drink water from your own cistern, flowing water from your own well." -

Proverbs 5:15


well, ok, so it's supposed to be about adultery (the full passage) but it seemed fitting for this...

[alphafemale]

9. Pee ALL that you can Pee!

:silly: