|
Ball State Students Developing Model Of Edible Lunar Vehicle
 EFLImagine building a lunar vehicle and taking it 233,857 miles from the Earth to the moon only to forget to pack a lunch for the drive across the moon's landscape. The dilemma of being forced to reduce cargo weight by combining edible food and workable equipment for a space flight is being put to a group of Ball State University students and Australian sixth graders. Ummm, pass the tabasco pleaze! As part of a class assignment and possibly the first international research project of its kind, students from both countries are being asked to build a working model made from common food. The vehicle must be no bigger than 20 centimeters in length and 10 centimeters wide. Now we know where all the stale Dunkin' Donuts are gonna go... Posted by: Whineling Thiling6595 2005-10-19 |
| http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=132549 |