Army rations rehydrated by urine

[donsu]

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



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.

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Hydration Technology of Albany, Oregon, which makes the membrane, says soldiers should only use urine in an absolute emergency because the membrane is too coarse to filter out urea.

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.
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military life is such fun

[LittleApple81]

1. We love our troops. n/t

[KansDem]

2. I'd like to "rehydrate" Bush...

...without the semipermeable membrane. :mad:

[TrustingDog]

9. LOL! thanks, that got me a good giggle, and I need some.

[Frangible]

3. Call your doctor today...

... and find out if pissing on your food is right for you.

[Cronus Protagonist]

4. I can't wait to try the pee soup!

Choose Kerry Lose Bush - FUCK BUSH - Drop Bush Not Bombs!
http://brainbuttons.com/home.asp?stashid=13

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. *lol*

[Jo March]

5. I am SO glad I'm not in the Army anymore

I don't think that I could pee on my food. Nope. No way. No, no, no.

[leanings]

7. You would if you were hungry enough n/t

n/t

[TrustingDog]

6. reminds me of 'Dune'... n/t

[TrustingDog]

8. and that phrase: 'pissing in your corn flakes'

[dae]

11. Next will be fudge from feces.

:puke:

[pdx_prog]

12. milk milk...

lemonade, round the corner fudge is made.....bwahaha...

(3rd grade flashback....)

[bleedingheart]

13. do you know the rest of that ditty....

snickering...hahahahah