We won't need food in orbit !

The skeptic in me doesn't quite know what to make of this. See for
yourself.

NASA To Study Man Who Survives On Liquids And Sunlight

An Indian man, who claims to have survived only on liquids and
sunlight for eight years, has been invited by NASA to show them how
he does it.
Hira Ratan Manek - also known as Hirachand - a 64-year-old
mechanical engineer who lives in the southern state of Kerala,
apparently started disliking food in 1992, the Hindustan Times
newspaper reported.

In 1995, he went on a pilgrimage to the Himalayas and stopped eating
completely on his return.

His wife, Vimla, said: "Every evening he looks at the sun for one
hour without batting an eyelid. It is his main food. Occasionally he
takes coffee, tea or some other liquid."

Last June, scientists from the US space agency verified that Manek
spent 130 days surviving only on water, the report said.

They even named this subsistence on water and solar energy after
him: The HRM (Hira Ratan Manek) Phenomenon.

Mr Manek is now in the US to show NASA's scientists how he survives
without food.

The US space agency hopes to use the technique to solve food storage
and preservation problems on its expeditions, the report said.

Mr Manek said he "eats through his eyes" in the evening, when the
sun's ultraviolet rays are least harmful. He and his wife claim the
technique is totally scientific. However, doctors warn that staring
at the sun can make you blind.

His wife said: "He has a special taste for sun energy. He believes
only 5 per cent of human brain cells are used by most people. The
other 95 per cent can be activated through solar energy."

http://www.spacedaily.com/news/food-03d.html

TangoMan

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