[Moonbase-discuss] Re: Taste & scent in 0-G

[Randall Clague]

On Sun, 23 Jun 2002 23:48:53 -0700, Samuel Coniglio
<spaceman@mindspring.com> wrote:

>Things taste different up there, so the cuisine needs to be enhanced=20
>to make it flavorful and and enjoyable.  Hmm, can you say Jalapeno=20
>peppers?  :-)

Yep, and ginger, cinnamon, thyme, sage...curries and BBQ sauce are
also popular up there.

>Check out this recent article on noise pollution on the ISS.  It is=20
>one of the biggest concerns today:
>
><http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?articleID=3D000D2553-7540-1D06-8E49809=
EC588EEDF&catID=3D2>

It's not terrible, but it's getting worse.  It certainly would detract
from a purely tourist experience.

>When is Moonbase going to do another seminar series?  I would like to=20
>do a presentation on space tourism.  I may also get Albert Harrison=20
>to come down from UC Davis to give his psychological and sociological=20
>perspective.

Albert?  :-)  His name is Al; he's regular folks.  I hang out with him
at Contact every year.  Great guy.

-R

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