Ok I know this idea sounds totally WACKED, but heit is!

Our ancestors were right! The (man-made) Moon IS made of cheese! ROFL

JR ;-)X

>
> Instead of cows, use pygmy goats. They take up less
> space, and if you're genetically modifying them
> anyhow, goat's milk works just fine.
>
> Ed
>
> (cringing at the thought of the smell inside the
> Limburger station)
>
> --- ForDutyAndHumanity IAmSpacebearAICDA
>
> > Ok gang remember we were talking about radiation
> > shielding earlier?
> > How about this crazy idea. We built a space habitat
> > doesn't matter what kind. But the habitat is always
> > taking in "organic waste" say from other habitats.
> > The waste could be dried, heated ,pasteurized
> > irradiated whatever. We then use the organic waste
> > as a fertilizer to grow say algae, hay or grain.
> > Whatever dairy cows enjoy eating and is good for
> > them. We process the milk into cheese. The cheese
> > is aged with a mold, most cheeses are but these
> > molds are genetically modified to use melanin.
> >
> > Because it has been recently discovered that certain
> > fungi use melanin like plants use Chlorophyll! So
> > we use aging cheese as a radiation shield! We could
> > even ship the cheese around as radiation shields for
> > spaceship moving around.
> > Shipping the cheese to different habitats and even
> > deep space missions.
> > Can't you just see it spaceships wrapped in these
> > container filled with aging cheese! Using the
> > radiation from space to make the best Blue Cheese,
> > or Swiss
> > or Limburger in the solar system!
> >
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> >
> > Oh dear Jesus! Maybe this idea could get me the
> > Ignoble prize!
> > That would be so seriously wicked awesome cool!
> > Best Regards,
> > Pete
> >
> > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha!
> > Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's
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