now thas disgusting

[SpiralDragon]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/3915659.stm

yukkk

[GuchiGuh]

yuk, but amazing tech

[Jon P. Inghram]

Yeah, that's horrible, I can't believe they make sites that refuse connections like that!

[ZokesPro]

What's does it talk about? (can't view it at work for some reason )

[Byock]

US army food... just add urine
Bush at Thanksgiving dinner in Iraq
No Thanksgiving Dinner here - the pouch serves up chicken and rice
The US military has devised a way to ensure its troops in battle need never go hungry - with dried food that can be rehydrated using dirty water or urine.

[spadnos]

I suppose they should have said something more like "Amazing membrane makes water purification simple" or something like that.

[ZokesPro]

Oh yeah, saw that article of Fark.com

[schmosef]

I could have lived a long and happy life not knowing anything about this.

[ZokesPro]

Originally posted by schmosef
I could have lived a long and happy life not knowing anything about this.

Now it's going to be short and miserable. (j/k)

[Brian R.]

It's really not an issue. Troops have to carry so much water for drinking that a littls extra for food preparation will not cause problems. I think it's just a selling point to charge the government an additional $5 a package for MREs. It's real advantage is being able to use river water.

[DGhost]

Brian R. nailed it. everyone is making a big fuss about the fact that you can use urine - even in the article it says that it is not a good long term solution to do it.

what it does help is that you do not have to use treated water in preparing/cooking the food. because it does not contain liquids in it already it is lighter/easier to carry/smaller *and* should not spoil. you can add water from a local stream/river without having to purify it first - and keep your already purified water for drinking.

yes, we tend to carry a bunch of water as it is (at minimum I carry 2L, and that is really only good for a few hours out and about - 5L is what I will carry without having a pack and supplies for multiple days), but if you are going out on your own for a while it definately helps make supplies a little easier to manage.

[Mehen]

I guess now the american food will taste like British food *cough