http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/11/04/361187352/army-eyes-3d-printed-food-for-soldiers?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202504 (http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2014/11/04/361187352/army-eyes-3d-printed-food-for-soldiers?utm_source=facebook.com&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=npr&utm_term=nprnews&utm_content=202504)
Ain't technology grand. [roll]
Why are we coming up with new ways to feed soldiers when in fact our wars will be fought by drones?
We really should be trying to come up with a way to stop the T-1000 when it arrives from the future. That's where I want my tax $ to go.
It's a great question, but I didn't post the link to start a discussion about wars or taxes...
just technology. ;)
I'd eat em in a heart beat. I lived on MRE's in Beirut for 8 months, 3 meals a day. The article says not till 2025, I'll be long gone by then anyway.
Plus......
http://youtu.be/T575Pbo4eWM (http://youtu.be/T575Pbo4eWM)
Drones fly themselves and follow a prescribed task-set. Un-manned aircraft are Predator's and quad-copters, where there is a human behind the controls. Sorry, I'm in the industry and hate the word drone, it doesn't accurately describe the aircraft in my eyes. Maybe I should ban myself for this comment?
I have and would still rather eat MRE's than have "nutrient rich, liquid matrices". yuk, sounds like it would really taste nasty!
Quote from: kopfjäger on November 05, 2014, 12:51:57 PM
...The article says not till 2025, I'll be long gone by then anyway.
Yeah, seems long to me. That's over a decade. Meanwhile, how long was it from Kennedy's speech to Armstrong's "small step", like 8 years?
Maybe it will be ready for your retirement party, Kopf. Article does say they're currently used for cake decorations.
Quote from: coduc on November 05, 2014, 01:47:23 PM
Drones fly themselves and follow a prescribed task-set. Un-manned aircraft are Predator's and quad-copters, where there is a human behind the controls. Sorry, I'm in the industry and hate the word drone, it doesn't accurately describe the aircraft in my eyes. Maybe I should ban myself for this comment?
I have and would still rather eat MRE's than have "nutrient rich, liquid matrices". yuk, sounds like it would really taste nasty!
Keep it up and I'll take care of it for you. [thumbsup]
I need a bacon and whisky printer.
Quote from: kopfjäger on November 05, 2014, 12:51:57 PM
I'd eat em in a heart beat. I lived on MRE's in Beirut for 8 months, 3 meals a day. The article says not till 2025, I'll be long gone by then anyway.
Plus......
http://youtu.be/T575Pbo4eWM (http://youtu.be/T575Pbo4eWM)
3 MRE's / day??
jeebus, your salt load must have been astronomical
I like the peanut butter ones.
Quote from: Grampa on November 05, 2014, 03:54:35 PM
I need a bacon and whisky printer.
Pure genius [clap]
Ship the vodka one to NH, it will find a home. [thumbsup]
But can it make a cupcake?
End to world hunger!
3 MREs a day is no bueno.
My neighbour's son is in the Army Reserve. He had a couple of extra MREs after a stint in the bush.
I brought one home and pulled it apart. So much in there. I understand though that Aussie MREs are the povo option compared to US fare.
As for the printer, beef jerky all the way!!!
Ok, what's in an MRE?
meals ready to eat
http://www.ameriqual.com/military/individual_rations.php (http://www.ameriqual.com/military/individual_rations.php)
Quote from: 1.21GW on November 08, 2014, 02:49:11 PMOk, what's in an MRE?
Tea/coffee/snack bar/chocolate/tinned fruit/chewing gum/crackers/spreads/powered energy drink/and a variety of meals such as braised beef and veggies/stew/pasta/or such and an assortment of other sundry items.
I was amazed how much there was in the pack. The instructions stated that where possible ALL the contents of each MRE should be consumed each day.
Quote from: Grampa on November 08, 2014, 02:56:25 PM
meals ready to eat
http://www.ameriqual.com/military/individual_rations.php (http://www.ameriqual.com/military/individual_rations.php)
a shitton of sodium
Quote from: ducatiz on November 09, 2014, 07:23:41 AM
a shitton of sodium
...but it feels good when deer lick you.
Yes Dear.
Boom tish!
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Quote from: GK on November 08, 2014, 10:03:02 PM
Tea/coffee/snack bar/chocolate/tinned fruit/chewing gum/crackers/spreads/powered energy drink/and a variety of meals such as braised beef and veggies/stew/pasta/or such and an assortment of other sundry items.
I was amazed how much there was in the pack. The instructions stated that where possible ALL the contents of each MRE should be consumed each day.
Sounds like the stuff I get when mountain climbing---compact and high in calories/energy. I was imagining a pack that was only slightly improved from the hardtack (basically flour + water + salt) that civil war soldiers lived on.
Quote from: kopfjäger on November 09, 2014, 08:06:56 AM
...but it feels good when deer lick you.
If they are that close, they are dinner
I survived a long time on the old C-rations and with the exception of the legendary Ham and Mother-F*****s, they were OK. Years later on a wildland fire crew I was forced to eat MRE's. Yecch is too kind of a term. Of course I'm sure the K-ration generation had similar things to say about C-rats.
- Bob
It all started with TV dinners……..only people living in Zero-G should have to eat stuff from tubes/wrappers, etc.
My dad, a WWII vet, used to tell me stories about chasing (not choking) chickens and rabbits on the farms around his AAF base(s) in England….no Rambos eating "…stuff that makes a billy goat puke" in those days ;D